Deal To Lease Midway Is Dead, Mayor's Office Confirms
The Sun-Times reported Thursday that Emanuel told his staff the idea is off the table. One of two firms bidding on the project reportedly dropped out, taking away a competitive element.
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The Sun-Times reported Thursday that Emanuel told his staff the idea is off the table. One of two firms bidding on the project reportedly dropped out, taking away a competitive element.
Two good samaritans were able to help an 18-year-old woman fight off a man who tried to rape her near Midway International Airport earlier this week.
Several flights at O'Hare and Midway airports were delayed Monday morning, after a fire alarm prompted the evacuation of an FAA radar facility in Elgin.
Police said the man was crossing Cicero Avenue near Archer Avenue at about 11:30 p.m., when a cab headed south on Cicero struck him.
The busy summer travel season got underway on Thursday, as many travelers got an early start to the Memorial Day weekend.
Due to the severe weather, both Chicago airports are reporting delays and some roads around O'Hare International Airport are closed due to flooding.
With a series of thunderstorms moving through the Chicago area on Wednesday, airlines have canceled hundreds of flights at O'Hare International Airport.
Congressman Dan Lipinski (D-IL) has written to the Federal Aviation Administration, questioning why Midway International Airport has been placed on a list of 72 airports where air traffic control towers could be closed overnight.
The snow has only just started falling in Chicago, but airlines have already cancelled more than 1,100 flights at Chicago's two major airports, with up to 10 inches of snow expected to fall by the end of the day.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the City of Chicago is upping the ante in its bid to promote tourism here.
The Better Government Association has been putting pressure on the Chicago City Council as city officials weigh possible privatization of Midway International Airport, in an effort to make sure it won't turn out like the disastrous parking meter lease deal.
The move would create the country's largest airlines.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has renewed the city's efforts to lease Midway International Airport, but the plans scaled back from the one proposed—and then dropped—by former Mayor Richard M. Daley.
Friday will be the busiest day of the holiday season at both of Chicago's airports, a day after hundreds of flights were cancelled at O'Hare and Midway due to the snow.
With a snowstorm hitting the northwest suburbs on the way to the Chicago area, hundreds of flights were cancelled at O'Hare and Midway airports, in many cases leaving travelers stranded.
Holiday travel is difficult no matter where you're from. Everyone is trying to get home to see their loved ones as fast as possible and generally traveling with more luggage than usual as they're all bearing gifts. Chicagoans have a further cross to bear being a hub city and a centralized urban area. Here are a few tips to make your holiday trip less hectic.
Two CTA employees were injured when an Orange Line train derailed in a train yard near Midway Airport early today.
The negligence lawsuit was settled for $600,000, CBS 2's Roseanne Tellez reports.
Some major upgrades may be in store at Midway International Airport.
Given the drought conditions gripping the Midwest, the Chicago are really needs rain, but on Sunday, some areas got much more than they could handle.
A southwest suburban man was charged after he allegedly tried bringing a handgun onto a plane at Midway Airport on Friday morning.
A City Of Chicago worker stands accused of stealing 500 feet of copper wire from Midway Airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued new restrictions on takeoffs and landings across the country, after three planes came dangerously close together in Washington, D.C.
A string of thunderstorms is causing major delays for air travelers heading to and from the east coast.
A power outage on Midway's airfield grounded dozens of flights and hundreds of passengers. The outage lasted for four hours, and CBS 2 learned the delays will be spilling into the weekend.
