Expect Crowded Airports, Roads For Holiday Travel
More than 2 million travelers are expected to pass through Chicago's two airports during the 4th of July holiday week.
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More than 2 million travelers are expected to pass through Chicago's two airports during the 4th of July holiday week.
Billionaire developer Elon Musk was in Chicago Thursday. He got the go ahead for his high speed link to O'Hare.
City officials have selected billionaire Elon Musk's The Boring Co. to design and build a high-speed underground transit system linking O'Hare International Airport to downtown.
The $70 million project funded by the airline was the first major addition of new gates at O'Hare in 25 years.
American Airlines paid for the $70 million project. The gates will be used only for regional American Airlines flights.
"The aircraft will be evaluated by our maintenance team, and we apologize to our customers for the inconvenience," the airline said.
The A380 seats more than 450 customers in four cabins and two full decks.
Police said the man was discovered in the ride share staging area around 10:45 p.m.
Travelers trying to fight off boredom or get some work done while waiting for flights at O'Hare and Midway now have access to unlimited free Wi-Fi service at both airports.
Her nose keeps us safer as we travel, and now she's heading for a well-deserved retirement.
City Council cleared the way on Wednesday for a massive plan to expand O'Hare International Airport.
An arrest report details how Marilyn Hartman slipped past security at O'Hare International Airport in January, and boarded a plane to London without a ticket or passport.
With the fourth nor'easter in three weeks hitting the East Coast, airlines have cancelled more than 200 flights in at Chicago's airports.
Two weeks after American Airlines announced their opposition to an $8.5 billion plan to expand the terminals at O'Hare International Airport, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office said it has reached an agreement to bring American on board.
Prosecutors said Michael Bielinski threatened the woman in the seat next to him on American Airlines Flight 1316 before takeoff on Friday.
The agent found a folder inside his bag that contained 47 pages of printed child pornography.
American Airlines has announced its opposition to an $8.5 billion deal to expand the terminals at O'Hare International Airport, accusing the city of including a "secret provision" that would grant rival United Airlines extra gates.
Terminal renovations, more gates, and new concourses are all part of the $8.5 billion agreement being negotiated between the city and the airlines.
A Cook County judge ruled 66-year-old Marilyn Hartman must remain in jail for now, denying her defense attorney's request to send her to a shelter for homeless former inmates.
A Cook County judge ordered a behavioral clinic exam for Marilyn Hartman during her back-to-back court hearings Wednesday morning.
An internal defect caused an engine on an American Airlines flight to catch fire while taking off from O'Hare International Airport.
Marilyn Hartman was arrested at O'Hare Airport early Sunday.
A Cook County judge has reduced bond for serial stowaway Marilyn Hartman, and dropped a requirement she be placed on electronic monitoring, nearly two weeks after she again slipped past security at O'Hare International Airport, this time managing to fly to London without a ticket or passport.
There's a growing concern from the TSA about terrorists getting a bomb onto a plane headed for the United States.
Marilyn Hartman, who has a history of trying to sneak onto airline flights, managed to slip past security and boarded a flight at O'Hare.
Kelly Casaccio and her sister, Laura Kosmorsky, would do just about anything for their mom, even start a business.
The "conclave kids" at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy in Chicago got a big surprise on Thursday.
Despite coming off his first NFL game without a catch, Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze isn't letting some helicopter parenting become a giant distraction.
Football isn't the only powerhouse program at North Central College; the Cardinal women's triathlon team has a chance to make school history at this weekend's National Championship as they try to win an unprecedented fourth-straight Division III title.
A new congressional report released on Thursday revealed Illinois residents could pay hundreds more for their power bill this year compared to just a year ago.
U.S. District Judge John McConnell ordered the Trump administration to provide the full food stamp benefits by Friday.
The Supreme Court agreed to freeze a lower court order that stopped the State Department from enforcing a new passport policy put into place by President Trump earlier this year.
A man who was charged with throwing a sandwich at a federal agent was found not guilty of one count of misdemeanor assault by a jury in Washington, D.C.
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch (D-Westchester) was at Chicago's Union Station Thursday morning to tout a successful legislative session that ended with a transit funding bill.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she will not seek reelection and will retire from Congress at the end of her term.
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.
The Fighting Illini marching band recently took up the challenge of performing the music of Metallica.
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.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Before the age of 70, one in five Americans will be diagnosed with skin cancer, according to The Skin Cancer Foundation. For two Chicago area sisters, that statistic hit close to home when their mom was diagnosed with melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, about a decade ago. They turned that health scare into inspiration to create a sun-protective fashion brand.
A judge on Thursday ordered federal agents in Chicago to restrain their use of force in the ongoing immigration enforcement effort, Operation Midway Blitz. The ruling came a day after another judge ordered improved conditions at the ICE processing center in Broadview.
Airlines are cancelling hundreds of flights at some of the nation's busiest airports, including O'Hare and Midway, because the government shutdown has led to a shortage of air traffic controllers.
A chiropractor in Chicago's western suburbs stood charged Thursday with secretly videotaping his patients — some of them children — while they were unclothed.
An ICE agent has been accused of drunk driving while off the clock in Chicago's western suburbs.
The judge told lawyers for the Trump administration she found their evidence "simply not credible."
Kelly Casaccio and her sister, Laura Kosmorsky, would do just about anything for their mom, even start a business.
The FAA's plan to slash airline capacity due to the government shutdown could hit some of the nation's busiest airports, including in Atlanta, Dallas, New York City and Los Angeles, according to a proposed list obtained by CBS News.
The "conclave kids" at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy in Chicago got a big surprise on Thursday.
The teacher detained by ICE agents at the Rayito del Sol daycare in North Center is believed to now be at the Broadview processing facility, and parents in the community now have serious safety concerns.
Lawyer Patrick Jaicomo said he expects a tidal wave of lawsuits nationwide against federal agents by U.S. citizens and non-citizens in communities impacted the most by federal agents over the last several months.
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.
Despite coming off his first NFL game without a catch, Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze isn't letting some helicopter parenting become a giant distraction.
Football isn't the only powerhouse program at North Central College; the Cardinal women's triathlon team has a chance to make school history at this weekend's National Championship as they try to win an unprecedented fourth-straight Division III title.
The Department of Public Safety said officers found Kneeland's vehicle abandoned after a crash, then found his body nearby.
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.
A chiropractor in Chicago's western suburbs stood charged Thursday with secretly videotaping his patients — some of them children — while they were unclothed.
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.
