Ground stops at Chicago O'Hare and Midway airports due to "equipment outage"

There are ground stops at both Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Midway International Airport because of an equipment outage, according to the FAA.

The ground stops were posted to the Federal Aviation Administration's National Airspace System Status website.

The Air Traffic Control System Command Center noted in its alert that there were "comms issues" but had no further details.

The duration of the ground stop was not immediately known. No further details were immediately available.

CBS News Chicago has reached out to the Chicago Department of Aviation and both airports for more information and are waiting to hear back. 

This is a developing story. Check back with CBS News Chicago for updates.