I've given up on this airport! We've tried to fly out of here four different times and three out of four times we've had problems. One time the flight was canceled/merged with another flight due to low # of passengers on each flight and two times the flights have been canceled at the last minute due to crew flying time limit issues (this seems like something that could/should be predicted/avoided) and we've had to frantically rush down to Chicago to not miss out on our trip. Tip: If this happens to you, call the airline asap to cancel the Madison leg of your trip (after they technically canceled it first) because the airline will refund your Madison to Chicago portion of the ticket (once your trip is over). It resulted in about a $100 refund per ticket each time it happened.
So while it would certainly be more convenient to fly out of here as opposed to schlepping down to Chicago, I'm tired of risking it when it's so unpredictable for me. I'd rather not have a connection (which often was through Chicago anyways) and instead just fly direct from Chicago to wherever I'm going.