CHICAGO – The switch on those 14 ATMs at two Chicago airportsoperated by Alliant Credit Union and American Airlines Employees CUof Dallas under a partnership with two banks here has been formallyturned on. In a statement, David Mooney, Alliant president and CEO,said the five year-ATM pact which also includes LaSalle Bank andthe minority-owned Seaway National Bank, was reached last year withthe City of Chicago Department of Aviation. “We're pleased to joinLaSalle and our other partners in this ATM agreement,” said Mooney.“The emergence of these airport-based ATMs provides an incrediblebenefit and convenience to our airport-bound members. Perhaps bestis the fact that Alliant members can use the new ATMs with nosurcharge.” The ATMs are located at both O'Hare InternationalAirport and at Midway Airport. Alliant holds a 15% ownership in theATM venture. Start-up of the ATMs came after the city lifted a banon banks imposing customer surcharges on ATMs used at the airports.Prior, both airports had exclusive ATM agreements with AmericanExpress and US Bank (formerly Firstar Bank). The aviationdepartment solicited new bids, eventually granting twocontracts-one of which was awarded to the LaSalle Bankconsortium.