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Airfield Lighting Outage Closed 4 Of O'Hare's 7 Runways

AP | Posted 04.12.2013 | Chicago

CHICAGO -- An airfield lighting outage has forced the shutdown of more than half of the runways at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, delaying fl...

Airport Survey Reveals Workers, Passengers Demand Fresher Food

Posted 03.12.2013 | Travel

A new survey by Unite Here Local 1, which represents more than 1,100 cooks, servers, bartenders and baristas at Chicago's O'Hare airport, reveals that...

O'Hare 'Minute Suites' Can't Be Used As Sexy Romp Rooms

Posted 02.06.2013 | Chicago

Travel-weary passengers wanting to kick back and nap at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport now have a space to do so — as long as napping is all...

Hundreds Of Flights Canceled At O'Hare, Midway

AP | Posted 02.19.2013 | Chicago

CHICAGO — About 1,000 flights have been canceled as a winter storm bears down on the Midwest. The bulk of the flights are at Chicago's O'Hare a...

Goats At O'Hare? Airport Trying Out Pilot Program

AP | Posted 09.14.2012 | Chicago

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Department of Aviation is looking for a few good goats. Amy Malick is the department's point person for sustainability, and sh...

Video Ads On Public-Bathroom Mirrors (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 06.08.2012 | Business

Public-bathroom mirrors now play electronic ads as you wash, primp, brush -- and bemoan no end to product bombardment. The LED mirrors by Novo Ad ...

Airport Workers Fight For Job Security

Posted 02.28.2012 | Chicago

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...

Man Arrested On Terrorism Charges At Chicago Airport

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

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...

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

Posted 01.07.2012 | Chicago

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...

Package Explodes At O'Hare, Injures Baggage Handler

The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 01.01.2012 | Chicago

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

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

Posted 11.19.2011 | Chicago

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...

Dangerous Beetle Intercepted At O'Hare

Posted 10.24.2011 | Chicago

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...

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

David Murphy | Posted 10.17.2011 | Los Angeles
David Murphy

Want to take public transportation to LAX? Good luck.

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

Posted 10.05.2011 | Chicago

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...

Two Planes Collide On Tarmac At Chicago Airport

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.28.2011 | Chicago

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

Chicago Airfares Are Heading Rapidly Skyward

Posted 09.27.2011 | Chicago

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...

Thousands Still Without Power In Chicago Area Following Monday Storm

Posted 09.13.2011 | Chicago

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...

Thousands Without Power, Flights Delayed After Severe Storms Hammer Area

Posted 09.10.2011 | Chicago

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...

United Airlines Computer Problems Affect Flights Nationwide

Posted 08.17.2011 | Travel

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

United Airlines Bringing 1,300 Jobs To Chicago

AP | Posted 08.10.2011 | Chicago

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...

Plane Struck By Lightning, Diverted In Northern Illinois

AP | Posted 08.08.2011 | Chicago

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

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

AP | Posted 07.27.2011 | Chicago

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

Engine Problems Stop American Eagle Flight Mid-Air

AP | Posted 07.20.2011 | Chicago

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

O'Hare Expansion Work Poses Safety Risks, FAA Says

AP | Posted 05.28.2011 | Chicago

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...

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

Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

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...