Working For Chicago: Help Wanted At O'Hare Shipping Company
As holiday deliveries ramp up, so does the need for workers who can handle these packages.
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As holiday deliveries ramp up, so does the need for workers who can handle these packages.
"There's a real concern here if we get some big snowstorm through the Midwest or Chicago. That is going to back things up."
O'Hare is taking extra steps to keep holiday travelers and Transportation Security Administration Employees safe.
Airports have been very busy the past few days, but Wednesday and Sunday are expected to be the busiest travel days.
Travelers arrived at O'Hare International Airport with suitcases in hand Sunday night – not letting COVID-19 travel advisories keep them from spending Thanksgiving with family.
An American Airlines spokesperson said American Eagle Flight 3408 "experienced a mechanical issue with the windscreen" shortly after taking off around 1:30 p.m.
"Whatever methods we can use to deliver those vaccines to the patients need them as soon as possible, we should look into it."
The Chicago Department of Public Health is notifying the public of a possible measles exposure at O'Hare International Airport after a contagious 1-year-old passed through the airport. The child was there on Wednesday between 6 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
A United Airlines flight to Washington, D.C. was returned to O'Hare International Airport Monday afternoon, after a hailstorm left the windshield cracked.
"Consumers are the winners, because anytime Southwest comes into a market, airfares drop."
Thanks to the efforts of United States Sen. Tammy Duckworth 15 French bulldogs discovered in an empty warehouse without food or water will be staying with in the United State for now.
"These masks did not meet the safety standards outlined by the CDC, which puts the public at risk, jeopardizing the health and well being of everyone," said Shane Campbell, CBP's area port director in Chicago
Police said it appears the dogs arrived on a flight on Aug. 28, and were left in the warehouse after the CDC would not release them to the people who had bought them, due to an issue with their vaccination documents.
A dog is dead following a flight to Chicago, and police say it and 17 others were found caged without food or water. The dogs were coming from Jordan when paperwork delayed their release.
A Transportation Security Administration worker at O'Hare International Airport has tested positive for COVID-19, the agency announced Sunday evening.
CBP officers seized 175 parcels, most of which were inspected because they were mis-manifested and had x-ray anomalies.
It started with a frustrated viewer, angry to see his tax dollars not at work. Why isn't the People Mover at O'Hare International Airport running yet?
Police told the family of Keuntae Miles that he died months ago at O'Hare International Airport, and his body was cremated three days after a missing persons report was filed.
Customs agents seized a shipment of 25 fake products coming in from China.
DHL Express is hiring more than 50 permanent employees at O'Hare International Airport.
Shuttle buses are available between O'Hare and Harlem for connecting service.
A Chicago mom is fighting to get paid time off to be with her children during the pandemic. The Department of Aviation told the custodian at O'Hare International Airport "no" last month, but now it's change its answer.
Two Chicago city workers thought they could take time off from their jobs to care for their kids during the coronavirus pandemic - the city policy even said the two workers would get paid.
CTA Blue Line service was suspended between O'Hare and Jefferson Park Tuesday afternoon, due to what the agency called a "track condition."
Gov. JB Pritzker has said Illinois is competing with other states, the federal government, and even foreign countries for PPE in the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic; while also trying to avoid being scammed by those selling bogus supplies.
