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Neighbors Angry Over New O'Hare Runway

Chicago Tribune | Jon Hilkevitch | Posted 01.05.2009 | Chicago


The new "bad weather" runway that opened two weeks ago at O'Hare International Airport has been used almost every day, handling up to 350 flights dail...

O'Hare Expansion Dispute Continues

Chicago Tribune | Art Barnum | Posted 01.02.2009 | Chicago


The battle over the O'Hare airport expansion continued today with attorneys for Bensenville telling appellate court justices that Chicago's continued ...

Snow And Wind Cancel 50 O'Hare Flights

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 01.01.2009 | Chicago


Snowfall and blustery winds have caused the cancellation of more than 50 flights Monday morning at O'Hare International Airport. Delays at O'Hare are...

Airport Revenues Continue To Decline

Chicago Tribune | Jon Hilkevitch | Posted 12.25.2008 | Chicago


If only Thanksgiving came along every week, Chicago airports could lift the city through rough economic times. But airport-generated revenues are slu...

Airlines Questioning O'Hare Expansion

Chicago Tribune | Jon Hilkevitch and Julie Johnsson | Posted 12.21.2008 | Chicago


As the first new runway in Chicago in 37 years is set to open Thursday, major airlines serving O'Hare International Airport have unanimously called f...

Bush Skipping O'Hare Runway Debut

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 12.18.2008 | Chicago


It looks like George W. Bush will not be stopping by Barack Obama's hometown later this week, after all. City officials had been really, really, real...

City Looks To Lay Off 29 At Airports

Chicago Tribune | Dan Mihalopoulos | Posted 12.11.2008 | Chicago


Mayor Richard Daley's administration plans to eliminate the jobs of more than two dozen people who translate and answer questions for international vi...

Midway Beats O'Hare For On-Time Flights

ABC 7 | Posted 12.08.2008 | Chicago


Chicago's O'Hare Airport did not fare well in a ranking of on-time statistics for the country's major airports. Of the 32 major U.S. airports, Midway...

O'Hare Delays Are New York's Fault: Transportation Secretary

Associated Press | Posted 11.29.2008 | Chicago


Chicago can blame New York, at least in part. Federal officials say many of the delays plaguing O'Hare International Airport are due to congestion a...

O'Hare Flight Limits End Friday

Chicago Tribune | Jon Hilkevitch | Posted 11.29.2008 | Chicago


Federally imposed flight caps aimed at reducing delays at O'Hare International Airport will be lifted Friday, and U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary P...

O'Hare Offers Fewer Thanksgiving Flights

Gannett News Service | Posted 11.20.2008 | Chicago


Airlines will offer almost 3,000 fewer domestic flights a day during the Thanksgiving season, promising fewer choices, fuller planes and higher fares ...

O'Hare's On-Time Rate Improves

Crain's Chicago Business | John Pletz | Posted 11.02.2008 | Chicago


United Airlines' on-time performance continued to improve in August, with 73% of flights arriving as scheduled, according to the Bureau of Transportat...

Chicago Could Need New Airport: FAA Chief

AP | Posted 10.19.2008 | Chicago


A new Chicago airport or a vast expansion of one of the city's existing airports will be necessary to keep pace with booming demand for air travel in ...

FAA Computer Glitch Delaying Flights At O'Hare, Midway and Around Country

Posted 09.26.2008 | Chicago


Computer Problems at a Federal Aviation Administration facility in Georgia are delaying flights at O'Hare, Midway and other airports around the countr...

Chicago Tribune's Social Media Evolution

Todd Andrlik | Posted 09.14.2008 | Chicago


Todd Andrlik

Just as beer is a social lubricant in real life, Twitter and Facebook are social lubricants online and have made the 160-year-old newspaper more approachable than ever.