2 loaded guns found hours apart at O’Hare security checkpoints
Authorities recovered two handguns in separate incidents hours apart Wednesday at O’Hare Airport.
Chicago airports restrict terminal access to ticketed passengers, employees
Chicago’s airports will start restricting nightly access to ticketed passengers and airport employees to ensure “safety and security” amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
450 fake iPhone cases found during inspection at O'Hare Airport
Federal officers have seized 450 fake iPhone cases during an inspection at a facility at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
O’Hare Airport employee carjacked at gunpoint in cargo area: police
An employee at O’Hare Airport was carjacked at gunpoint Thursday while showing up to work in a cargo area.
Illegal COVID-19 tests confiscated at O'Hare
A batch of vials labeled as COVID-19 tests were spread among packages of “test kits” for meningitis, IVF, MRSA and salmonella, according to a statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
More coronavirus screeners added at O'Hare after long lines caused health concerns
More health screeners were on hand at O'Hare International Airport Sunday after massive lines and hours-long waits infuriated Illinois officials and put passengers at risk.
Illinois Governor: Ordering all bars and restaurants to close as of Monday night through March 30
The governor of Illinois announced Sunday that all bars and restaurants to close as of Monday night through March 30. Drive thru, delivery and curbside pickup will be allowed.
Passenger allegedly attempted to open door on flight from O'Hare
An American Airlines flight from O’Hare Airport to Dallas was diverted Tuesday evening to remove an unruly passenger.
Delta, American and United suspend flights to China amid coronavirus outbreak
Both Delta and American Airlines have cut all flights to China as the deadly new coronavirus spreads. United is suspending flights to three big cities but will continue flying to Hong Kong.
American Airlines flight headed to Chicago is diverted for medical emergency, unruly passenger
Passengers of the flight said an unruly passenger rushed the cockpit while yelling and was subdued.
Hoffman Estates hospital treating Chicago woman who has coronavirus
Officials said a 60-year-old woman from Chicago who came in through O'Hare International Airport on Jan. 13 was diagnosed with the coronavirus.
96-year-old woman has been greeting O'Hare passengers for 50 years
June Kreplin is 96 years old and one of the longest serving volunteers at Chicago’s O'Hare Airport.
O'Hare starts screening passengers from China for coronavirus
Travelers arriving at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport from Wuhan, China started being screened Wednesday for the respiratory coronavirus.
O'Hare to screen passengers for symptoms of mysterious new Chinese illness
Health screenings for the virus were underway at three airports - New York's Kennedy airport and in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Airports in Chicago and Atlanta were expected to get similar screenings later this week.
Chicago airports add boxes for travelers to dispose of marijuana
The cannabis amnesty boxes, as they’re called, were installed at each airport last week, just as legal marijuana sales began in Illinois.
Flights resume at O’Hare, Midway after dense fog grounds aircraft on Christmas Eve
Flights resumed at Chicago airports on Christmas Eve after they were briefly grounded for dense and freezing fog.
Travelers caught with weed in Chicago airports won't be busted, police say
Even though marijuana will still be illegal under federal law — and it’s illegal to carry across state lines — authorities have no intention of arresting people caught with the drug at Chicago airports, officials said Friday.
5 million travelers expected to pass through Chicago airports over the holidays
Airlines estimate 5 million people will pass through both airports, more than a 2% increase from last year, the Chicago Department of Transportation said.
No injuries after plane skids off runway at O'Hare Airport
No injuries were reported after a plane slid off a runway Monday morning at O’Hare International Airport as a snowstorm moved through the Chicago area.
More than 200 flights canceled at Chicago airports due to snowfall
Snow has forced the cancellation of more than 200 flights at Chicago's international airports on Halloween.