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Cargo plane smashes into baggage cart during snowstorm in Chicago
January 30, 2022 | 12:44amVideo shows the cargo plane slide across the snowy airfield and smash into the cart, sending snow and other debris flying into the air.
Man afraid of COVID is caught living at an airport for three months
January 18, 2021 | 1:21amA man with a fear of COVID-19 was arrested for living at a secure area of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for nearly three months, according to a report. Aditya Singh,...
Worker crushed to death by plane equipment at Chicago airport
December 15, 2020 | 5:15pmWorker crushed to death by airport plane equipment in Chicago Jijo George, 35, an Envoy Air maintenance mechanic, was found unresponsive beneath an "aircraft drivable pushback apparatus" vehicle at around...
Counterfeit coronavirus test kits seized at Chicago airport
March 20, 2020 | 12:05amCounterfeit coronavirus tests were intercepted at Chicago's O’Hare International Airport this week, US Customs and Border Protection officials said Thursday. The kits, shipped from the United Kingdom, included tests for...
Brutal winter storm rips through Midwest, creating airport chaos
January 18, 2020 | 9:33amA winter storm causing chaos in the Midwest and snarling Chicago's O'Hare Airport is plowing its way to the Northeast and could bring snow and rain by Saturday afternoon. In...
Chilling video shows flight with 41 on board skidding off snowy runway
November 11, 2019 | 2:05pmAn American Airlines flight with 41 people aboard slid off a snowy runway in icy conditions while landing at O’Hare International Airport on Monday – but no one was hurt...
This is the worst airport in the US for delayed flights
September 5, 2019 | 3:14pmNewark airport ranked as the worst in the US for having the highest share of flights that were delayed for over 15 minutes or canceled, according to a report from...
US customs agents seize rat meat at Chicago's O'Hare Airport
July 3, 2019 | 1:24amCHICAGO — Officials say U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport thwarted a man's attempt to import several pounds of African rat meat. Customs spokesman Steve...
Naked passenger strolls onto tarmac at Chicago O’Hare
March 27, 2019 | 11:44amThe unidentified man was filmed walking on the tarmac completely naked. Sources have shared that the man was attempting to board a flight departing from Chicago before he was detained.
Musk chosen to build high-speed airport transit system in Chicago
June 14, 2018 | 10:09amElon Musk has gotten the green light to bring his futuristic high-speed transportation system to the Windy City. The eccentric billionaire’s Boring Co. was revealed Thursday to have won the...
Serial plane stowaway foils TSA again
January 20, 2018 | 5:15pmThe TSA is no match for Marilyn Hartman. The 66-year-old “serial stowaway” was caught yet again after sneaking through security at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport last week without a ticket or...
O'Hare airport workers go on strike during busy travel season
December 21, 2017 | 8:08pmRestaurant workers at O’Hare International Airport walked off the job at noon on Thursday, during one of the busiest travel days of the year. The workers left as protest for...
Security chief connected to United incident fired
April 28, 2017 | 9:41pmThe supervisor in charge of the Chicago O'Hare airport officers who roughed up a United passenger and dragged him off a plane has been fired — but for a completely...
Plane fire on O'Hare runway caused by serious engine failure: official
October 29, 2016 | 12:06pmCHICAGO — Pilots were forced to abort a takeoff and evacuate passengers from a burning American Airlines flight on a runway at Chicago O'Hare International Airport after the airliner experienced...
Plane bursts into flames after aborted takeoff at O'Hare
October 28, 2016 | 4:49pmAn American Airlines plane caught fire Friday at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, injuring at least nine people, two of them seriously, just before taking off for Miami. The pilot of the...
Serial plane stowaway busted again
February 18, 2016 | 2:56pmCHICAGO — A woman with a history of sneaking aboard airplanes has been arrested again at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Bond was set Thursday at $150,000 for 64-year-old Marilyn Hartman....
Chicago airports shut down after 'deliberately set' fire
September 26, 2014 | 1:25pmCHICAGO — All flights in and out of Chicago's two airports were halted Friday after a fire at a suburban air traffic control center that authorities said was deliberately set...
O'Hare crash caught on video, train conductor had fallen asleep before
March 26, 2014 | 2:13pmCHICAGO — The operator of a Chicago commuter train that crashed at O'Hare International Airport admitted she "dozed off" before the accident, waking only when the train jumped off the...
'It is a miracle that nobody died' in Chicago train crash: Expert
March 25, 2014 | 9:22amCHICAGO — The crash of a Chicago commuter train that derailed and plowed up an escalator at one of the world's busiest airports would have been far worse, and likely...
Chicago train-crash conductor may have dozed off
March 24, 2014 | 5:13pmCHICAGO — The president of a Chicago transit union said Monday there are indications that the operator dozed off before the train jumped the tracks and scaled an escalator at...