Travel News

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced the suspension of construction work throughout the long holiday weekend and the reopening of lanes wherever possible.

The departure boards show no delays so far today at Midway airport. Friday is expected to be Midway's busiest travel day this Memorial Day weekend. Thursday was suppose to be O'Hare's. Many people are choosing Chicago as their destination this holiday.

Approximately 1.5 million people are expected to pass through both of Chicago's airports between Thursday and Tuesday.

AAA is predicting that over 1.8 million people in Illinois will be hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend.

It may not feel like summer outside, but things were heating up at O'Hare International Airport Thursday.

O'Hare Airport is braving its busiest day of travel for Memorial Day weekend. Midway Airport is anticipating a busier Friday. About 1.5 million people are expected to pass through O'Hare and Midway between now and Tuesday.

With Memorial Day being considered the unofficial start to summer, experts say this weekend will serve as a gauge for the next few months of travel.

Saint Regis Hotels is celebrating the official opening of its new hotel in downtown Chicago.

Traffic is being diverted off of the inbound Eisenhower at Cicero for an active shooting investigation. The closure began around 6 a.m. Wednesday.

The Memorial Day weekend travel blitz is just 10 days away and AAA says to expect near-record numbers on the roads and in the sky.