Electrical Fire At O'Hare International Airport Closes Pedestrian Tunnel
A fire broke out in a pedestrian tunnel at O'Hare International Airport Saturday morning.
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A fire broke out in a pedestrian tunnel at O'Hare International Airport Saturday morning.
New video just released to CBS 2 through a Freedom of Information Act request shows serial stowaway Marilyn Hartman being confronted by Transportation Security Administration agents after she slipped away from a halfway house last month.
Chicago police are trying to locate a traveler who missed his connecting flight last weekend at O'Hare Airport and hasn't been seen since.
At her latest hearing on Monday, a judge ordered a pre-sentence investigation report to look into Hartman's background and mental health to help the judge determine what happens to her next.
Chanel bags, Dior purses and Chanel pants are just a few of the phony luxury items customs agents discovered being shipped through O'Hare International Airport Friday.
Hartman violated the terms of her electronic monitoring Tuesday.
Serial Stowaway Marilyn Hartman's court appearance was rescheduled.
The shipment came from China, and was headed to a distribution company in Georgia.
Three rental cars were stolen from a rental service parking lot near O'Hare Airport early Wednesday morning.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said the bogus masks arrived in a shipment from Colombia, and were destined for a company in Virginia.
Airlines continue to cancel flights at O'Hare and Midway international airports Tuesday as the winter storm continues in the Chicago area.
The coronavirus pandemic may have hit the travel industry hard, but Southwest Airlines is expanding.
The snow and ice on Monday afternoon prompted a ground stop at O'Hare International Airport.
According to the Chicago Department of Aviation, 159 flights had been canceled at O'Hare as of 2:05 p.m., with another 94 canceled at Midway.
Chicago has been hit by its second major snowstorm in a week, and airlines have been forced to cancel more than 200 flights.
As Chicago prepares for the second major snowstorm of the week starting this evening, airlines have already canceled dozens of flights at Chicago's two airports.
The arrest of the man accused of spending nearly three months living inside a terminal at O'Hare International Airport was caught on video.
Chicago's United Airlines plays a big role in getting the COVID-19 vaccine here, and now it will have to handle the influx of doses that the area has been promised.
Police said Aditya Singh, 36, flew from Los Angeles to Chicago in October and stayed in the airport.
Chicago-area residents are waking up to heavy snow Tuesday morning after a winter storm overnight.
More than 100 flights were canceled at O'Hare International Airport on Monday as a snowstorm swept into the Chicago area.
The project is the third and final phase of a million-square-foot expansion of cargo space at O'Hare.
COVID-19 brought massive drops in flight operations nationwide, but Chicago's O'Hare International Airport had sone of the biggest declines among major U.S. cities and lost the national busiest airport title to Atlanta.
Prosecutors said Singh had been living in a secured area at O'Hare since arriving from Los Angeles on Oct. 19, 2020. He was found wearing an airport badge from an employee who lost it on Oct. 26.
Lilliana Scales met and thanked Connie Dominguez, who helped hide her packages that were left on the sidewalk in Pilsen on Monday.
Aviation experts said that closing airspace would be an unprecedented step, but it's one they might have to take if air traffic controllers don't get paid or show up to work.
The Sixers scored 45 points in the first to take an 18-point lead and stayed in front for the majority of the game. The Bulls held the Sixers to just 16 points in the fourth quarter.
Two people were killed and a third was hospitalized after a head-on crash on the city's South Side Tuesday afternoon, according to Chicago police.
A Democratic Socialists of America leader says New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani offers a "powerful way forward" for Democrats — but some moderates worry he'll hand the GOP "a pretty potent set of weapons" in next year's midterms.
A Democratic Socialists of America leader says New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani offers a "powerful way forward" for Democrats — but some moderates worry he'll hand the GOP "a pretty potent set of weapons" in next year's midterms.
Illinois Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia is facing backlash over his last-minute decision not to run for another term in 2026, a move that helped open an obvious path for his chief of staff to replace him.
Candidates from different wings of the Democratic Party won key races on Election Day 2025 in the biggest test since President Trump's victory last year.
Attorneys for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan have filed a lengthy appeal seeking to overturn his corruption conviction, three weeks after he reported to prison to begin serving a 7 ½-year sentence.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the agency may need to close "certain parts" of the nation's airspace if the shutdown drags on.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning about additional cookware brands that could be leaching lead into your food.
Walgreens said it will close its office space in Chicago's Old Post Office building.
Insurance companies are increasingly using drones and aerial surveillance to snap photos of home, then reviewed by AI, to inform underwriting. That can cause mistakes, like the one that affected a homeowner in Kane County, Illinois.
Beginning Monday, homeowners in Cook County can apply for a chunk of $15 million as part of a property tax relief program.
Marilyn Hagerty, the North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media sensation, has died.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital this week launched a new advanced leukemia program.
The Pink and Pearl Campaign held at Rush University Medical Center is designed to push a powerful message: that early detection for breast and lung cancer saves lives.
Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital are the first in Illinois to offer a new treatment for atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that often strikes firefighters.
Three prominent Chicago hospitals are joining forces in the fight against breast cancer, through new clinical trials involving two drugs.
Doctors at UChicago Medicine saved the life of a 2-year-old boy who suffered a catastrophic spinal injury that is typically not survived.
A new owner said Tuesday that he plans to reopen the venerable Gale Street Inn restaurant in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood.
The popular Unabridged Bookstore in Chicago's East Lakeview community celebrated 45 years in business this weekend.
Chicago's Latino-owned breweries combine their culture with craft beer for a unique take. This Hispanic Heritage Month, CBS News Chicago visited a couple of them.
The Central Area Plan 2045 seeks to transform and invest in the downtown area.
The grocery store chain came to an agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to make the payout.
"Wicked" star Jonathan Bailey has been named People magazine's 2025 Sexiest Man Alive.
Diane Ladd, the actor known for her Oscar-nominated roles in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," "Wild at Heart," and "Rambling Rose" has died.
Prince Andrew is being stripped of his titles and must surrender his lease to Royal Lodge, according to a statement from Buckingham Palace.
Longtime Rogers Park resident Chad Willetts, a pianist and drummer, died suddenly on Friday, Oct. 17.
Britain's Prince Andrew will not use his royal titles any longer, he said in a statement released by Buckingham Palace on Friday.
Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino will be in court on Wednesday to face questions about federal agents' use of force in the Chicago area.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.
It was a historic night for Democrats across the country.
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The grocery giant, which owns Mariano’s, is asking shoppers to provide exact change when paying with cash.
A federal judge will issue a temporary restraining order against the Department of Homeland Security over conditions at the Broadview ICE facility, but that order and what it contains won't be known until Wednesday afternoon.
A shelter-in-place has been issued in a 5-mile radius of the Louisville International Airport after a UPS plane crashed, officials said.
Lilliana Scales met and thanked Connie Dominguez, who helped hide her packages that were left on the sidewalk in Pilsen on Monday.
A massive fire has engulfed an apartment building in Albany Park Tuesday afternoon.
The Border Patrol leader who's behind an aggressive immigration crackdown across the Chicago area is applauding his agents' use of force and aggressive tactics.
More than a decade after first raising alarms that the Chicago Fire Department wasn't properly tracking its response times, the city's top watchdog has issued a new report showing nothing has changed.
Charlene Echoles said she and her husband work but now have to make up the difference by visiting pantries after their SNAP benefits were paused.
In 2019, Chicago allowed 10 companies to deploy e-scooter rentals across a 50-square-mile area on the West and Northwest Sides of the city.
Starting in 2026, Illinois schools will be required to teach students about climate change. One CPS school in Back of the Yards is well ahead of the curve thanks to one of their teachers.
Documents obtained by CBS News Investigators found Radule Bojovic, a Hanover Park police officer arrested by ICE two weeks ago, had valid work authorization and no criminal record.
The Sixers scored 45 points in the first to take an 18-point lead and stayed in front for the majority of the game. The Bulls held the Sixers to just 16 points in the fourth quarter.
The career day in Englewood was billed as "The playbook: Leadership on and off the field."
The Saints are the Chicago area's only 9U Division 1 Pop Warner Team, made up of 9-year-olds.
Pete Crow-Armstrong, Ian Happ, and Nico Hoerner all received baseball's most famous fielding honor.
Brunson scored 31 points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 20 and 15 rebounds as the Knicks handed the Bulls their first loss, 128-116 on Sunday night.
Would-be thieves smashed into a Family Dollar store in Chicago's West Town community Tuesday morning.
A woman was shot and wounded by a man during a quarrel Monday morning in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood.
Alvin Thomas is charged with the murders of Huayi Bian, 36, and Weizhing Xiong, 38.
Two men are facing federal charges in what the Federal Bureau of Investigation has called a "potential terrorist attack" that was allegedly targeting Halloween weekend.
Chicago police on Sunday issued a community alert about a string of robberies and retail thefts targeting pharmacies last month in north lakefront neighborhoods.
