Flights Canceled, Delayed As 'Dense Fog' Advisory Issued In Chicago
The National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory for areas near Lake Michigan in Cook and Lake counties about 7:30 p.m. Friday until 9 a.m. Saturday.
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The National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory for areas near Lake Michigan in Cook and Lake counties about 7:30 p.m. Friday until 9 a.m. Saturday.
Thousands of travelers were left stranded at O'Hare International Airport on Wednesday night, after thunderstorms prompted airlines to cancel nearly 600 flights.
The risk of thunderstorms in the Chicago area has led to delays and some cancelations at the city's airports.
A rescue dog who ran away from Midway International Airport in the depth of winter in January has found a new home in Chicago.
O'Hare International and Midway airports came in near the bottom of the barrel for March on-time departure rates, new data released Thursday showed.
On Tuesday, smoke at an air traffic control facility disrupted travel at both Chicago airports, grounding hundreds of flights and stranding passengers, forcing many of them to rent cars.
Thousands of travelers were still stranded at O'Hare and Midway international airports on Wednesday, after hundreds of flights were halted Tuesday when the local air-traffic center was evacuated due to smoke.
Limited flights in and out of O'Hare and Midway international airports are resuming after the local radar facility was evacuated because of smoke inside the building stopped flights.
Foggy conditions temporarily shut down Chicago's Midway Airport on Thursday.
There is renewed concern for travelers in and out of Chicago's O'Hare and Midway airports about the potential for terrorists to set off a shoe bomb.
In 2013, Midway International Airport recorded its highest passenger total in its 86-year history.
The brown Doberman, named Madison, slipped out of her harness while a volunteer was walking her ahead of a long car ride.
A Southwest Airlines flight bound for the main airport in Branson, Mo., instead touched down at a much smaller nearby airfield that gave the pilots only half as much room to stop.
Frigid conditions in the Chicago area continued to create problems for drivers, commuters, and air travelers, leaving passengers stuck at the airport, and even stranded on Amtrak trains headed to Chicago.
Travel headaches continued Monday morning at Chicago's airports, thanks to the frigid conditions.
The search for flights has been eclipsed by the search for lost baggage at Midway Airport where Southwest Airlines is still trying to recover from days of delays and cancellations.
Southwest was facing major backups early Friday, a residual effect of both the snowstorm in the Chicago area over the past couple days, as well as planes being unable to fly to many parts of the Northeast, as a blizzard hits there.
Josephine M. Coleman, 25, of Country Club Hills, is charged with boarding an aircraft with a weapon, and Cook County Judge James Brown ordered her held Sunday in lieu of $25,000.
The victim was getting into her vehicle in a secure parking lot in the 4600 block of West 59th Street after exiting the Orange Line train when a man who said he had handgun forced her into the vehicle about 4:15 p.m.
Many people are packing their bags, getting set to head out of town for the holidays. Friday is the busiest travel day of the season at O'Hare and Midway airports.
The department also plans to open a yoga room at the city's Midway International Airport in the near future.
Chicago winters often cause a flight delay or two, so knowing where to drown your sorrows can be an essential coping skill to possess. Here are a few good watering holes in those transitional travel depots.
More than 230 flights at O'Hare International Airport were cancelled after a storm passed through late Sunday morning.
The Transportation Security Administration plans to stop paying for the security officers who staff exits from secured areas at O'Hare and Midway airports next year.
The first snowflakes of the season are falling Tuesday afternoon at O'Hare Airport and flurries were also falling at Midway in many suburbs early Tuesday afternoon.
