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FAA Flight Delays: O'Hare, Midway Flights Back On Track After Computer Glitch Caused Delays

Huffington Post | Posted 11.19.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Midway Airport, Midway Delays, O'hare Delays, Chicago Airport Delays, O'Hare, Check Flight Status, Flight Cancellations, Faa Glitch, Faa Delay, Airport Delays, Faa, Airport Delay, Faa Glitch Airport Delays, Faa Computer Glitch, Faa Flight Delays, Chicago News

UPDATE: The FAA computer glitch has been resolved, though problems continue to ripple across the country from the nearly five hour computer outage. Ge...

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Bensenville Ends Multi-Decade Fight With O'Hare Over Airport Expansion

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 11.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: O'Hare Bensenville, Bensenville-Illinois, O'Hare, St. Johannes Cemetery, O'Hare Expansion, O'Hare Expansion Project, O'Hare Bensenville Settlement, Chicago News

CHICAGO — A David-and-Goliath legal battle that pitted a small suburb against the city of Chicago over the expansion of O'Hare International Air...

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O'Hare Expected To Be Nation's Busiest Airport For Thanksgiving

CBS 2 | Posted 11.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: O'Hare, O'hare Thanksgiving, O'Hare Airport, Thanksgiving Travel, Travel, O'hare Delays, Chicago News

If you're flying out of O'Hare International Airport for the holidays, you're going to have lots and lots of company....

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CPD 2,000 Officers Short Of Full Strength

Chicago Sun-Times | FRAN SPIELMAN | Posted 10.29.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Police Vacancies, O'Hare, Chicago Police Department, O'hare Police Shortage, Chicago Police Shortage, Chicago Police, Chicago News

Heading into year No. 2 of a hiring slowdown, the Chicago Police Department is now nearly 2,000 officers short of its authorized strength of 13,500, c...

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After Parking Meters, Five Other Public Assets Daley Could Sell

Chicago Sun-Times | FRAN SPIELMAN | Posted 10.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Midway Airport Privatization, Midway Airport, Mayor Daley, Chicago Parking Meters, O'Hare, Chicago Parking Meter Privatization, Chicago Budget, Chicago Garbage, Privatization, Chicago Water System, Chicago Sewer System, Chicago News

After draining reserve funds generated by city asset sales, Mayor Daley has hitched Chicago's financial future to continuing the Great Chicago sell-of...

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O'Hare, Midway Delays Among Country's Longest

Chicago Sun-Times | MARY WISNIEWSKI | Posted 10.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: O'Hare, Chicago Airports, Air Travel, Flight Delays, Midway Delays, Midway Airport, O'hare Delays, Chicago Flight Delays, Chicago News

But if you're waiting in Chicago, your wait could be a long one -- the average wait for a delayed flight at a Chicago airport was 65.7 minutes....

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Daley: FAA Violations At O'Hare 'Not Very Significant'

Chicago Sun-Times | FRAN SPIELMAN | Posted 11.24.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Airport Safety, O'Hare FAA Report, Daley O'hare, O'Hare Airport, Mayor Daley, O'hare Safety Violations, O'Hare, Chicago News

Mayor Daley today dismissed as "not very significant"--and not a threat to passenger safety -- violations at O'Hare Airport uncovered by the Federal A...

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O'Hare Cited For Takeoff And Landing Dangers

Chicago Tribune | Jon Hilkevitch | Posted 11.24.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Airport Safety, O'Hare FAA Report, Travel, O'Hare, O'hare Safety Inspection, O'hare Takeoffs, O'hare Landing, Chicago News

Federal inspectors found numerous violations at O'Hare International Airport that endanger airplanes at the most critical phases of flight -- takeoffs...

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Airports Eye Changes In Water Bottle Rules

Chicago Sun-Times | FRAN SPIELMAN | Posted 09.05.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Tsa, Rosemarie Andolino, Midway Airport, Travel, O'Hare, Airport Security, Airport Water Bottles, Airport Liquid Bottles Rules, Chicago News

On Wednesday, Aviation Commissioner Rosemarie Andolino used a so-called "Airports Going Green" conference to float an idea pioneered in Portland that ...

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Suspicious Package Found At O'Hare: Officials

AP | Posted 08.30.2009 | Chicago

Read More: O'Hare, Travel, O'hare Suspicious Package, O'Hare Airport, Chicago News

CHICAGO (AP) -- Authorities conducting a training exercise at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport got a surprise when they came upon an honest-to-g...

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O'Hare Improves On-Time Arrivals

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 08.24.2009 | Chicago

Read More: O'Hare, O'hare Delays, O'Hare Airport, Travel, O'Hare on-Time Flights, Chicago News

On-time arrivals at O'Hare International Airport climbed nearly 20 percent last month compared with June of last year -- a greater improvement than at...

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O'Hare Gate Changes Signal Shakeup, Increased Competition

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz and John Pletz | Posted 06.15.2009 | Chicago

Read More: United Airlines, Continental Airlines, Travel, O'Hare, O'hare Gate Changes, Airline Industry, Airlines, Delta Airlines, O'hare Gates, Chicago News

A major shuffle is about to begin at O'Hare International Airport in which two airlines move in with new partners, potentially freeing gates for addit...

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O'Hare Getting $12M In Stimulus Money

AP | Posted 04.30.2009 | Chicago

Read More: O'hare Stimulus Money, Stimulus Package, Mayor Daley, O'Hare, O'Hare Expansion, O'hare Stimulus Funds, Chicago-Illinois, Chicago News

CHICAGO - Chicago aviation officials say O'Hare International Airport will get $12 million in federal stimulus money to help improve existing infrastr...

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United Planes Clip Wings At O'Hare

Chicago Tribune | Dan P. Blake, Pat Curry and Beshanda Spencer | Posted 03.21.2009 | Chicago

Read More: O'Hare Planes Clip Wings, O'Hare Accident, O'Hare, United Planes Clip Wings, United Airlines, Chicago News

A United Airlines flight heading to New York out of O'Hare International Airport was canceled this morning after it clipped wings with another United ...

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O'Hare Delays Worst Among All Major Airports

Crain's Chicago Business | Meghan Streit | Posted 03.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: O'hare Delays, O'Hare, Airlines, O'Hare Expansion, O'Hare Flight Delays, Chicago News

O'Hare International Airport continued to have the worst on-time departure ranking in 2008. The airport remained at the bottom of the list of 32 airp...

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Traffic Plunges At O'Hare, Midway Airports

Chicago Sun-Times | Mary Wisniewski | Posted 02.21.2009 | Chicago

Read More: O'Hare, Chicago Airport Traffic, Midway Traffic, Chicago Airports, O'hare Traffic, Chicago Travel, Midway, Chicago News

The economy's taking a toll on Chicago's airports. New figures show traffic at O'Hare Airport is down to its lowest level in at least 15 years -- to ...

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Court Stops O'Hare Bulldozers, Protects Bensenville

Daily Herald | Marni Pyke | Posted 02.09.2009 | Chicago

Read More: O'hare Bensenville Ruling, Bensenville, O'hare Expansion Court Ruling, O'Hare, Bensenville Demolition, O'Hare Expansion, Chicago News

Illinois appeals court justices turned back the clock on a dramatic ruling this summer by a DuPage judge allowing the bulldozing of Bensenville homes ...

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Man With Gun Arrested At O'Hare Airport

Chicago Tribune | Liam Ford | Posted 02.07.2009 | Chicago

Read More: O'hare Gun Arrest, O'hare Security, O'Hare, Goce Stojanovski, O'hare Gun, Chicago News

A 47-year-old northwest Indiana man was arrested Tuesday afternoon as he tried to bring a gun through security at O'Hare International Airport, Chicag...

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Holiday Travel Delays: Over 400 Flights Canceled At O'Hare Airport

Associated Press | Posted 01.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Midway Cancelations, Christmas Travel, Chicago Airport Delays, Midway Delays, O'Hare Flight Cancelations, O'hare Cancelations, O'hare Delays, Holiday Travel, O'Hare, Chicago Flight Delays, O'Hare Flight Delays, Chicago News

Snowy weather is causing flight delays and cancelations in Chicago. The Chicago Department of Aviation says more than 400 flights have been canceled ...

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Snow And Weather Cancels 250 Flights At O'Hare

Chicago Tribune | Posted 11.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: O'Hare, O'Hare Cancellations, Chicago Weather, Chicago Snow Flights, O'hare Delays, Airport Delays, Chicago News

Airlines have canceled more than 250 flights at O'Hare International Airport today because of the snowstorm moving through the Chicago area, city avia...

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Chicago Airports Expect Huge Holiday Crowds

AP | Posted 11.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Department of Aviation, O'Hare, Chicago Airports, Chicago Holiday Travel, Midway Airport, Chicago News

One of the busiest days of the holiday travel season is here. The Chicago Department of Aviation says Tuesday, the day before Christmas Eve, should...

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JetBlue Adds O'Hare-Boston Flights

AP | Posted 01.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: O'hare Boston Flights, O'Hare, O'Hare International Airport, JetBlue O'Hare Boston, Jetblue, Jetblue Chicago Boston Flights, Chicago News

JetBlue Airways Corp. said Tuesday it would increase its operation at Boston's Logan International Airport by adding flights to Chicago's O'Hare Airpo...

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O'Hare Praised As One Of Nation's Healthiest Airports

Gannett News Service | Posted 01.09.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Nation's Healthiest Airports, Health, Health Magazine Healthiest Airports, O'Hare Health, O'Hare, O'Hare Healthiest Airports, Chicago News

O'Hare Airport is one of the healthiest airports in the country, according to Health magazine, which cites wholesome restaurant food, children's play ...

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CTA Slow Zones Reduced

Chicago Tribune | Jon Hilkevitch | Posted 01.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cta Slow Lanes, Cta, O'Hare, Chicago Transit Authority, Ron Huberman, Cta Slow Zones, Cta Slow Zones Reduced, CTA Blue Line, Chicago News

CTA trains are chugging along at up to 55 m.p.h. on long segments of the rail lines for the first time in years thanks to slow-zone repairs that will ...

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Virgin Airlines Cancels Chicago Plans

Chicago Tribune | Julie Johnsson | Posted 01.05.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Virgin Airlines Chicago, Richard Branson, Virgin Airlines, O'Hare, Virgin Airlines O'Hare, Virgin America, Chicago News

Virgin America won't be flying to Chicago any time soon. The San Francisco-based upstart, affiliated with Sir Richard Branson, has cancelled plans to...

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