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Airport Workers Fight For Job Security

Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Mayor Emanuel, Westfield Management, Chicago Aviation Partners, Stable Jobs Stable Airports Ordinance, O'Hare Airport, Chicago Business, O'Hare, Unite Here, O'hare Concessions Contract, Westfield, Chicago News

Hundreds of workers from Chicago's Midway and O'Hare airports will descend on City Hall Wednesday morning to attend a City Council meeting on the turn...

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Man Arrested On Terrorism Charges At Chicago Airport

AP | DAN ELLIOTT and STEVEN K. PAULSON | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Jamshid Muhtorov, Jamshid Muhtorov Ohare Arrest, Jamshid Muhtorov Terrorism Charges, Jamshid Muhtorov Colorado, Ohare Airport, Terrorism, Chicago News

AURORA, Colo. — The FBI arrested a refugee from Uzbekistan at Chicago's O'Hare airport on charges that he planned to travel overseas to fight fo...

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Vietnam-Era Incendiary Device Discovered In Package At O'Hare

Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Customs and Border Protection, Incendiary Advice, Vietnam Era Flare, O'hare Explosive, O'hare Package, Vietnam Incendiary Advice, O'Hare Airport, Chicago News

Chicago Customs and Border Protection officers last week discovered a live military incendiary device dated to be from the Vietnam era in a Japan-boun...

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Package Explodes At O'Hare, Injures Baggage Handler

The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Hazmat Situation, Video, O'hare Hazmat Situation, O'Hare International Airport, Hazardous Materials, O'Hare Airport, Explosion at O'hare, O'hare Delays, Chicago News

A package exploded at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport Tuesday, causing minor injuries to a baggage handler. An FBI official told ABC Chicag...

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WATCH: O'Hare's New Aeroponic Vegetable Garden Will Supply Airport Restaurants

Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Video, Chicago Restaurants, Ohare Airport, Ohare Airport Restaurants, Local Food, Sustainable Food, Aeroponic Vegetable Garden, Sustainability, Gardening, Ohare Aeroponic Vegetable Garden, Chicago Impact, Chicago News

No more complaining about the poor quality of airport food--at least not in Chicago's biggest travel hub. The opening of the first in-airport vertical...

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Dangerous Beetle Intercepted At O'Hare

Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Khapra Beetle, Creepy Crawlers, Bugs, Beetle Infestation, O'Hare Airport, Pests, Customs and Border Protection, Infestation, Chicago News

A beetle ranked among "one of the top 100 most feared pests in the world" was recently found in a bag of rice and intercepted at the O'Hare Airport be...

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The Future of LAX: How World Class Cities Connect Airports to Transit

David Murphy | Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Los Angeles Transportation, Subway, O'Hare Airport, Los Angeles Mass Transit, Lax, London Heathrow, JFK Airport, Los Angeles Airport, Metro, Light Rail, Los Angeles News
David Murphy

Want to take public transportation to LAX? Good luck.

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Clout-Heavy Concessionaire Who Lost O'Hare Contract Sues City

Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Politics, Chicago Aviation Partners, Rahm Emanuel, Mayor Daley, Tim Dart, O'Hare Airport, O'Hare, Chicago Business, Demetrius Carney, O'hare Concessions Contract, Westfield, Jeremiah Joyce, Tom Dart, Chicago News

Though the two-year-long battle over the lucrative O'Hare International Airport terminal concessions contract appeared to come to an end last week whe...

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Two Planes Collide On Tarmac At Chicago Airport

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.28.2011

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CHICAGO (Associated Press) -- Two Delta Airlines aircraft have collided on the tarmac at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Delta spokeswoman ...

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Chicago Airfares Are Heading Rapidly Skyward

Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Airfares, Chicago Airfares, Chicago Flight Prices, Flight Prices, Chicago Airports, Midway Airport, O'Hare Airport, Travel, Air Travel, Flights, Chicago News

Already home to the perpetually highest gas prices in the nation, Chicago's airfares are also moving in an upward direction -- at a rate faster than a...

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Thousands Still Without Power In Chicago Area Following Monday Storm

Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Comed, Commonwealth Edison, Chicago Thunderstorm, Ohare Airport, Chicago Power Outages, Chicago Suburbs Power Outages, Comed Customer Service, Chicago Weather, Chicago Severe Storm Warning, Chicago Storm, Chicago News

A powerful storm that lasted only minutes on Monday led to one of the most widespread power outages in Commonwealth Edison's history--and more than 10...

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Thousands Without Power, Flights Delayed After Severe Storms Hammer Area

Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Commonwealth Edison, Chicago Storm, Chicago Severe Storm Warning, Ohare Airport, Chicago Weather, Chicago Power Outages, Comed, Chicago Thunderstorm, Chicago News

A severe thunderstorm that hit the Chicagoland area Monday morning may have been short-lived, but it caused one of the biggest local power outages eve...

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United Airlines Computer Problems Affect Flights Nationwide

Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Flight Delays, United Airlines Computer Problems, O'Hare International Airport, United Airlines, O'Hare Airport, Chicago, O'Hare, Air Travel, Airlines, Travel News

By HERBERT G. McCANN, Associated Press CHICAGO - It could take several days for thousands of stranded travelers to get home after a United Airlines...

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United Airlines Bringing 1,300 Jobs To Chicago

AP | Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Chicago Unemployment, United Airlines, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Ohare Airport, Rahm Emanuel, United Airlines Chicago Jobs, United Airlines Jobs, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the head of United Airlines say 1,300 more jobs are coming to downtown Chicago. They announced the job...

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Plane Struck By Lightning, Diverted In Northern Illinois

AP | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: United Airlines, Illinois Weather, Ohare Airport, Lightning Strike, Lightning Strikes Plane, Rockford Airport, United Airlines Flight 5822, Chicago News

ROCKFORD, Illinois — A Chicago-bound United Airlines flight carrying 50 passengers from Madison, Wisconsin, has been struck by lightning and div...

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Memorial Day Travel: 1.1 Million Travelers Expected At O'Hare, Midway

AP | Posted 07.27.2011

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CHICAGO — More than a million travelers are expected to pass through Chicago's airports during the Memorial Day travel period. The Chicago Depa...

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Engine Problems Stop American Eagle Flight Mid-Air

AP | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: American Airlines, Illinois, American Eagle Engine Problem, American Eagle, O'Hare Airport, Chicago, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Officials say an American Eagle flight headed from Chicago to North Dakota was forced to return to O'Hare International Airport becaus...

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O'Hare Expansion Work Poses Safety Risks, FAA Says

AP | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Ohare Expansion, Chicago Airports, Ohare Airport Expansion, Ohare Airport, Ohare Close Calls, Ohare Expansion Risks, Chicago News

CHICAGO -- A cargo plane nearly crashed into a fence as it took off and several other aircraft also had close calls during major construction over sev...

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O'Hare Radiation Detectors Go Off After Flight From Japan Lands In Chicago

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Radiation Levels, Chicago Department of Aviation, Ohare Radiation, Japan Radiation, Japan Earthquake, Ohare Airport, Japan Tsunami, Ohare Radiation Levels, Chicago, Japan, Radiation, Japan News, Chicago News

Radiation detectors were activated at O'Hare Airport Wednesday after several planes from Tokyo landed in Chicago. In the last 24 hours, five or six...

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Know-Before-You-Go Series: Chicago O'Hare International Airport

Dan Gellert | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Know-Before-You-Go-Series, Business Travel, O'Hare Airport, Airports, Windy City, Ord, Goose Island Brewing Company, Chicago, Know Before You Go Series, Travel News
Dan Gellert

Let's take a look at the Windy City's busiest airport. I'll provide a top-line summary on the good, the bad and the ugly of this large airport hub.

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Mayor Daley Meets With Airlines To Talk O'Hare Expansion

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: United Airlines, Mayor Daley Ohare Expansion, Ohare Airport, Mayor Daley, Ohare Expansion, American Airlines, Chicago Business, Ohare Expansion Project, Mayor Richard Daley, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Richard Daley met Wednesday with wary airline executives without reaching a deal to ensure that a $15 billion expansion ...

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PHOTOS: Chicago Digs Out After Third Biggest Snow Storm EVER

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Midway Airport, Chicago Weather, Chicago Snow, Chicago Blizzard, O'Hare Airport, Chicago Blizzard 2011, Midwest Blizzard, Chicago Travel Information, Slidepollajax, Chicago News

The 20.2 inches of snow that fell by midday in Chicago made the storm the city's third-largest on record, with still more coming down. The storm was,...

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Mirror Ads Being Installed In Airport Bathrooms

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago News, O'Hare, Ohare Airport, Chicago Around Town, Advertising, Clear Channel, Chicago, Poll, Chicago News

Advertisers are getting in your face, literally. If you're having trouble seeing your reflection in bathroom mirrors at O'Hare International Airport, ...

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Thanksgiving Travelers Move Quickly Through Airports Despite Warnings

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ohare Airport, Body Scanners, Airport Travel, Full Body Scanners, Opt Out Day, Holiday Travel, Airports, Thanksgiving Travel, Holiday Travel Delays, Ohare, National Opt Out Day, Chicago Travelers, Chicago News

CHICAGO — The big Opt-Out looked like a big bust Wednesday as most of the Thanksgiving travelers selected for full-body scans and pat-down searc...

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East Coast Blizzard Leads To Canceled Flights In Chicago

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Winter Storm, Extreme Weather, Chicago Airports, Travel Delays, Air Travel, Midwest Travel, Travel Problems, East Coast Storm, Chicago Travel, Ohare Airport, Winter Weather, Travel News, East Coast Weather, Winter 2010, Holiday Travel, Video, Chicago News

The blizzard that pummeled the East Coast this weekend has affected national and international travel--and Chicago is no exception. More than 150 fl...

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