Southwest flight lands safely at Midway International Airport after nose gear tires blow out
A Southwest Airlines flight landed safely at Midway International Airport on Monday morning despite the nose-gear tires blowing out.
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A Southwest Airlines flight landed safely at Midway International Airport on Monday morning despite the nose-gear tires blowing out.
A Southwest Airlines flight landed safely at Midway International Airport on Monday morning despite the nose-gear tires blowing out.
The cost of flying has jumped 20% since the start of the U.S.-Iran war as oil prices have soared. Southwest Airlines has also recently started charging for checked bags. Its CEO says he believes in the free market.
This comes as the airline plans to end service at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport.
The crew honored a 2-year-old child named Cruz with a heartfelt preflight announcement during his final flight home from receiving cancer treatments. He was officially declared cancer-free in March.
Southwest Airlines announced Friday that it will stop operating flights out of Chicago O'Hare International Airport in June.
Southwest Airlines announced Friday that it will stop operating flights out of Chicago O'Hare International Airport in June.
The airline started its new assigned seating policy Tuesday. There is no more lining up to pick a seat.
Southwest said its studies show customers want to know where they are sitting before they get to the airport.
A Southwest Airlines flight headed from Chicago to Las Vegas clipped a bus Tuesday afternoon while taxiing at O'Hare International Airport.
Starting Jan. 27, passengers who take up space in the neighboring seat will have to buy an extra ticket and it might not be refunded.
In January, police were called because security noticed the pilot smelled of alcohol.
Honeywell designed a new system that can detect blind spots similar to cars.
Southwest Airlines, which previously had a free checked bag policy, says it will start charging $35 for each first checked bag.
Passengers traveling without checked baggage on United Airlines should know the cutoff time for checking in will change as of June 3. If you're flying Southwest, you now have to pay for your bags.
These items can still be used during flights, but they need to be out of any baggage and remain in plain sight.
A sixth grader from downstate Illinois has won a contest to design the new ties worn by Southwest Airlines pilots.
Andrea Rebong from Maroa, Illinois entered a Southwest Airlines contest that had thousands of entries. Her design won.
The plane almost took off from a taxiway before an air traffic controller stopped it. Officials said the plane had been cleared to takeoff but had mistook the surface for a nearby runway.
The close call between a Southwest Airlines plan and a private business jet at Chicago Midway Airport was at least partially caused by sun blindness, the NTSB said in a new report.
The close call between a Southwest Airlines plan and a private business jet at Chicago Midway Airport was at least partially caused by sun blindness, the NTSB said in a new report.
Southwest Airlines is ending its free checked bags policy for many passengers. Some experts think customer loyalty could suffer.
A Southwest flight had to quickly abort its landing to avoid a potential collision with a private jet on the runway at Chicago's Midway Airport.
Pilot and former air traffic controller Rob Mark said what the Southwest pilot did was a textbook "perfect go-around."
The Southwest plane aborted a landing Tuesday to avoid a potential collision with the business jet that was taxiing across the runway. Marissa Sulek reports.
As rates climb, more buyers are seeking riskier adjustable-rate mortgages, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Sendhil Revuluri is running for Board of Education president because, in his words, "we need to put our students at the center of everything we're doing.
A new Illinois law lets terminally ill patients request a lethal prescription to end their lives, making the state the 13th in the U.S. — and the first in the Midwest — to permit it.
The Justice Department claimed that reporting from CNN, MS NOW and Politico raises national security concerns and accused their journalists of failing to act with "professionalism and decorum."
A third person stood charged Wednesday in an incident in which a man was shoved off a Chicago Transit Authority Red Line train and killed.
Sendhil Revuluri is running for Board of Education president because, in his words, "we need to put our students at the center of everything we're doing.
The Justice Department claimed that reporting from CNN, MS NOW and Politico raises national security concerns and accused their journalists of failing to act with "professionalism and decorum."
Chicago mayoral candidate Bill Quinlan has filed a lawsuit seeking to keep three rivals off the ballot, arguing they shouldn't be allowed to run for mayor while also running for re-election to their current positions.
The U.S., Denmark and Greenland signed a new security agreement bolstering the United States' military and security presence on the island.
Danielle Carter-Walters may be known to some as the face of the Chicago Flips Red group. Now, the 52-year-old Chicago native and small business owner is running for mayor as a Republican in a crowded field of Democrats.
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
A new Illinois law lets terminally ill patients request a lethal prescription to end their lives, making the state the 13th in the U.S. — and the first in the Midwest — to permit it.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
The future of Rate Field was back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
Nike-owned Converse acknowledged that an ad for its Chuck Taylor sneaker is "deeply upsetting."
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
The potential school closures in the north suburban district are another blow to families, who just watched schools shut down at the end of last year. Lauren Victory reports.
Last week, billionaire Warren Buffett stepped down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. As CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger explains, even small investors have a lot to learn from Buffett.
President Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. He also met one-on-one with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez.
Authorities say Christian McBounds, 18, was one of four people who shoved 29-year-old Kyle Bickham off a Red Line train heading north near the 69th Street station along the Dan Ryan Expressway on Labor Day.
TheICE officer who shot a Venezuelan DoorDash driver in Texas was not wearing a body camera.
A third person stood charged Wednesday in an incident in which a man was shoved off a Chicago Transit Authority Red Line train and killed.
A new Illinois law lets terminally ill patients request a lethal prescription to end their lives, making the state the 13th in the U.S. — and the first in the Midwest — to permit it.
Crown Point native Chris Payne was arrested for the 2018 sexual assault of a woman, which he has adamantly claimed from the beginning that he had nothing to do with.
As rates climb, more buyers are seeking riskier adjustable-rate mortgages, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Sendhil Revuluri is running for Board of Education president because, in his words, "we need to put our students at the center of everything we're doing.
Crown Point native Chris Payne was arrested for the 2018 sexual assault of a woman, which he has adamantly claimed from the beginning that he had nothing to do with.
A Chicago nonprofit is suing its former president, accusing him of illegally diverting millions of dollars in charitable funds and jeopardizing the charity's future in fighting homelessness.
They're not regular donuts, they're quantum donuts. That's the pitch from a business hoping to get more dough as a massive new quantum computing campus continues construction in South Chicago.
The village of Grayslake is touting a new massive data center, but neighbors say they weren't given an opportunity to make their voices heard before the project was approved.
A Cicero woman is suing Uber and a driver after the driver allegedly sexually assaulted her. She and her boyfriend said Uber hired him despite the driver having a criminal background.
The Cubs (87-70) could have clinched a playoff berth with a win or an Arizona loss, but the Diamondbacks won 7-2 at Colorado.
Gabriela Jaquez and Sydney Taylor scored 18 points apiece and Kamilla Cardoso added 17.
Brenton Doyle and Munetaka Murakami added home runs for the White Sox, who also helped their wild-card cause should they fail to catch Cleveland.
The Medinah County Club has been transformed into a massive international sporting venue as 24 pro golfers will compete in two teams.
Chicago Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent has been placed in the NFL concussion protocol, according to a person familiar with the situation, adding another wrinkle to the team's plans for Monday night's game against Philadelphia.
A third person stood charged Wednesday in an incident in which a man was shoved off a Chicago Transit Authority Red Line train and killed.
A driver has been charged with murder after police said he intentionally hit two pedestrians on Sunday in southwest suburban Yorkville, killing one of them.
A man was found shot and killed Monday morning in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood.
Chicago police were searching Monday morning for the gunmen who robbed multiple women and stole their jewelry in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.
Burglars smashed an ATM at a gas station minimart in Chicago's West Town community early Monday, but failed to get any money, an employee said.
