Inclement Weather Causes Delays At O'Hare, Midway Airports
Both Chicago airports are experiencing delays on Thursday due to inclement weather.
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Both Chicago airports are experiencing delays on Thursday due to inclement weather.
Flights are not able to land at Midway International Airport Wednesday afternoon because of dense fog covering the city.
Chicago police continued providing heightened security on Saturday at O'Hare and Midway airports, a day after five people were killed and eight were wounded in a shooting at an airport in Florida.
Chicago Police have increased security at O'Hare and Midway airports, after a gunman opened fire at an airport in Florida, killing at least five people and wounding eight others.
Passengers at Midway Airport faced dozens of cancellations from the overnight fog and from the ripple effect caused by winter storms in other parts of the country.
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A Southwest Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Midway International Airport on Thursday, after apparently striking a bird during takeoff.
About 200 flights have been canceled at Midway airport and 1,000 flights canceled at O'Hare airport, including a flight to Mexico City that left many passengers in limbo.
Flights at both O'Hare International Airport and Midway Airport have been canceled Saturday ahead of the weekend snowstorm.
A man was arrested Thursday morning after a loaded handgun was found in his carry-on bag at Midway International Airport.
No passengers were on board the plane at the time, and no injuries were reported.
It made the landing because of "potential" smoke in the cockpit, a spokeswoman said.
Airport security wait times that sometimes stretched to two hours or more at O'Hare and Midway airports this spring have been cut down to 10 minutes or less, city officials announced Tuesday.
Travelers at Midway International Airport who are accompanied by service animals and/or pets now have an indoor space to allow them to use the bathroom.
The TSA says a man tried to bring a loaded gun through security at Midway Airport this morning.
Travelers flying Southwest out of Midway Airport on Friday faced massively long lines.
It has been a rough morning for Southwest Airlines travelers, dealing with long lines at Midway International Airport, a day after a computer glitch led to hundreds of canceled flights nationwide.
Lines have been building at O'Hare International Airport early Friday, as travelers prepared to celebrate the 4th of July weekend, but honoring the nation's independence comes as the nation's airports have been placed on high alert in the wake of a suicide bombing at the airport in Istanbul.
Sources said Chicago police officers and aviation police have been concentrating their patrols on drop-off and pick-up areas outside the airport's many entrances.
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The head of the Transportation Security Administration on Friday warned travelers there are no quick fixes to the problems that have led to gargantuan lines at airport security at Chicago's airports as the summer travel season is ramping up.
The head of the Transportation Security Administration will face some tough questions Friday from Mayor Rahm Emanuel, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, members of Congress, and others, as the agency seeks to reduce excruciatingly long wait times at airport security checkpoints.
Top officials from the TSA were at Midway International Airport on Thursday, to demonstrate how the public can help security screeners move people through checkpoints more quickly, and alleviate the painfully long lines seen at many airports in recent weeks.
Some powerful Chicago aldermen want to get rid of TSA officers at Chicago's two airports, and switch to private security officers, in an effort to alleviate the dreadfully long lines at security checkpoints.
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Detectives said the suspect got into an argument with one of the victims before the stabbings.
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The Joliet Police Department is facing a federal civil rights lawsuit for patting down a 12-year-old girl who was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over for not having lights on.
Chicago weather Friday will be severe enough that an Extreme Cold Watch has been issued for the entire area starting overnight, and frostbite could take hold in minutes.
For years, advocates have advised people that they were safe in their homes, and said this is a violation of their rights.
Many community service centers and some Cook County courthouses will be open during the day.
Detectives said the suspect got into an argument with one of the victims before the stabbings.
The Joliet Police Department is facing a federal civil rights lawsuit for patting down a 12-year-old girl who was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over for not having lights on.
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Cook County Crime Stoppers announced Wednesday that they are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest in a shooting that killed a 17-year-old girl on Chicago's West Side this past weekend.
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