About 160 Flights Canceled At Chicago Airports Amid Winter Weather Storm
Chicago's O'Hare and Midway airports have canceled about 160 flights Wednesday as the area continues to deal with a winter storm.
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Chicago's O'Hare and Midway airports have canceled about 160 flights Wednesday as the area continues to deal with a winter storm.
Over 800 flights have been canceled at Chicago airports. Check back for updated numbers.
A video, shot Saturday at O'Hare, captures a snow plow dumping snow onto a driver's car and breaking the windshield.
The number of flights canceled at Chicago Airports Sunday has significantly decreased since Saturday.
Hundreds of flights have been canceled at O'Hare and Midway Airports and average delays range from 15 to 82 minutes.
City officials will unveil five proposed architectural designs for a new Global Terminal at O'Hare International Airport, and are asking the public for feedback on the plans.
So far, there have been 88 cancellations at O'Hare and 11 at Midway.
One TSA agent, among the nearly 2,000 assigned to either O'Hare or Midway Airports missing their first paycheck, spoke with CBS 2 but asked for her identity to be hidden.
On day 16 of the government shutdown, a growing number of TSA screeners are calling in sick, raising concerns of longer wait times and missed flights in the days ahead.
Located at Terminal 2, the restroom features an adult changing table, motorized lift system and a wheelchair-accessible shower, toilet and sink.
According to police, Luckey has autism and wears yellow headphones because he is sensitive to sound. He does not like to walk far distances.
More than 300,000 people are expected at Chicago's airports.
During the 11-hour flight from Tokyo to Chicago, the 26-year-old man was subdued by the crew and passengers, restrained with mechanical devices and then taken into custody at O'Hare.
In Chicago, the Boring Company was selected in June to tunnel a route from downtown to O'Hare Airport. But a contract hasn't been finalized yet, according to a spokesman for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Key details like the exact route and pricing remain unclear.
A passenger in an O'Hare-bound plane Wednesday morning tried to access the cockpit, Chicago police confirmed.
The new scanners produce 3D images so TSA agents can look at the contents from different angles to speed up the screening process.
The company says on its website that the reason such a system hasn't been done before is that tunnels can be as expensive as $1 billion a mile to dig.
According to Katherine Bennett, the kitten went missing on an American Airlines flight from Dallas that landed at Reagan on Nov. 20.
Adisa Jazarevic Zec said the camera has photos from past family vacations and her husband's recent funeral.
An airport arrival set off a police raid in a high-end South Loop community Monday afternoon.
Two O'Hare Airport truck drivers have filed a federal lawsuit, claiming they were pressured to do political work and then faced retaliation for refusing.
CBS 2 meteorologist Megan Glaros says Chicago areas can expect a light snow coming Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.
Airlines were playing catch-up Tuesday morning at O'Hare and Midway airports, after hundreds of flights were cancelled Sunday and Monday due to the historic winter storm.
Suburban Chicago is getting hit hard by one of the biggest November snowstorms on record. Thick, wet snow fell heavily overnight, with accumulations in some locations nearing a foot.
On the heels of a busy travel day, Chicago's airports have already canceled more than 300 flights on Monday due to a powerful winter storm that hit the area on Sunday.
Chicago-area toymaker Rick Woldenberg sued Trump over tariffs in a landmark case heard by the Supreme Court Wednesday.
Chicago police had to direct traffic as a long line formed for a food giveaway on Wednesday.
Joe Tryon-Shoyinka gets a fresh start in Chicago and joins the team that leads the league in takeaways with 19 on the season.
Itasca police said John Neal, 76, walked away from a nursing center on Tuesday night.
Britt-Johnson was in Montego Bay, Jamaica, last week. She said she tried to leave the previous Saturday, but couldn't as the airports were closed.
Chicago-area toymaker Rick Woldenberg sued Trump over tariffs in a landmark case heard by the Supreme Court Wednesday.
Bipartisan Senate talks aimed at ending the government shutdown continued as both parties grappled with the fallout from Tuesday's elections. Follow live updates here.
The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over whether a federal emergency powers law authorizes President Trump's most sweeping tariffs.
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.
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.
SHFT Behavioral Health is the first urgent care clinic in Chicago for young people in mental health crises — specializing in children as young as 10 and adults up to the age of 30.
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.
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.
Hop Butcher For The World and Madame ZuZu's Emporium have developed a celebratory beer, "Twilight To Starlight," for the anniversary of the seminal Smashing Pumpkins album.
"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.
The newly acquired defensive end was splitting reps on defense and special teams with the Browns this season, but the Bears feel he's a player who will help an improving pass rush.
Bags filled with $40,000 worth of food were purchased by the Progressive Baptist Chruch and Salem Baptist Church of Chicago, bought directly from a food distributor and assembled by volunteers.
No charges will be filed for a car crash into an Oswego Portillo's that killed a child, police said Wednesday.
A federal judge said she will rule Thursday morning on a request to place long-term limits on federal immigration agents' use of force in Chicago during Operation Midway Blitz.
A full moon gets supermoon status when it reaches its nearest point to the Earth.
A video taken by a bystander captured ICE agents detaining an educator at a Chicago daycare Wednesday morning.
A federal judge on Wednesday issued a temporary restraining order requiring federal authorities to maintain certain sanitary conditions inside the ICE facility in Broadview, while also guaranteeing detainees contact with their attorneys.
Charles Exum, a 20-year border patrol veteran from Maine and who was deployed to Chicago amid "Operation Midway Blitz," took the stand on Wednesday.
Chicago police said 10 people were robbed by armed suspects carrying handguns and rifles on Saturday in the South Lawndale and Hermosa neighborhoods.
A federal judge said she will rule Thursday morning on a request to place long-term limits on federal immigration agents' use of force in Chicago during Operation Midway Blitz.
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.
Joe Tryon-Shoyinka gets a fresh start in Chicago and joins the team that leads the league in takeaways with 19 on the season.
Bears rookie tight end Colston Loveland was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week after his 118-yard, two-touchdown performance against the Bengals.
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.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability on Wednesday issued bodycam video from a shooting that killed a burglary suspect on Chicago's West Side in September.
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.
