$1.64M in counterfeit currency seized at O’Hare so far in 2021
Customs agents have seized more than $1 million in counterfeit currency so far this year at O’Hare International Airport.
$635K worth of counterfeit purses, other items seized at O'Hare
A package containing 445 counterfeit designer purses and other items was seized at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport mail branch, officials said Friday.
Plane with landing gear issue safely lands at O’Hare
No one was injured Friday after a plane with an apparent landing gear issue landed at O’Hare International Airport.
‘Serial stowaway’ held without bail for violating probation
“Serial stowaway” Marilyn Hartman was ordered held without bail Thursday for violating a 2019 burglary and trespassing conviction at O’Hare Airport.
'Serial stowaway' Marilyn Hartman arrested again at O'Hare
Marilyn Hartman has snuck past airport security and boarded planes illegally for years. She’s been arrested at O’Hare and Midway several times and at other airports around the country.
Customs seizes $1.5 million shipment of counterfeit ‘Rick and Morty’ vape pens at O’Hare
Customs agents at O’Hare Airport on Tuesday seized a large shipment of counterfeit vape pens worth more than a million dollars.
65,000 counterfeit N95 masks seized at O’Hare Airport
The fake hospital-grade masks, in high demand amid the coronavirus pandemic, could’ve been worth over $400,000, U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Steven Bansbach said in a statement.
Baby delivered at O'Hare on Valentine's Day
A Chicago police officer thought he spotted a stranded motorist shortly after 7 a.m. and went to investigate, but instead heard a driver yelling, “The baby’s coming out!”
Southwest Airlines launches first-ever service at O'Hare
On Sunday, Southwest Airlines launched service for the first time ever at O’Hare International Airport, ending more than 30 years of exclusive Chicago service at Midway.
Customs seizes nearly $100K in erectile dysfunction pills from traveler at O’Hare
A traveler tried to illegally pass through customs at O’Hare International Airport with 3,200 erectile dysfunction tablets he said were for his friends.
Snow falls on Chicago ahead of dangerous cold snap, forcing nearly 300 flight cancelations
Over two inches of snow fell over an already blanketed Chicago Thursday in the third winter storm in a month.
Video shows arrest of man who lived at O’Hare for 3 months
City airport officials released video of the arrest of a man who allegedly lived at O’Hare International Airport for three months.
Plane wheel lands in yard of Jefferson Park home: police
A wheel fell off a small plane bound for O’Hare International Airport Thursday and landed in the yard of a home in Jefferson Park on the Northwest Side.
Man allegedly hid 3 months at O'Hare Airport due to COVID-19 fear
A California man who told police that the coronavirus pandemic left him afraid to fly has been arrested on charges that he hid in a secured area at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for three months.
Customs seizes over 4,000 steroid pills at O’Hare
Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Chicago seized over 4,000 steroid pills headed for Albuquerque, New Mexico, this week.
Inside Look: United, O'Hare play pivotal role in distributing coronavirus vaccine
United Airlines is helping distribute millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine and O’Hare International Airport is playing a pivotal role in the massive vaccine distribution effort.
10K weed ‘dabbers’ confiscated by customs officers at O’Hare
Customs officers at O’Hare International Airport confiscated an illegal shipment of 10,000 "dabbers" used to vaporize marijuana.
United Airlines requiring negative COVID-19 tests for UK passengers traveling to Chicago
United Airlines announced on Thursday that effective Dec. 28, the airline will require passengers originating from the UK who are traveling into Chicago O’Hare to present proof of a negative COVID-19 test.
Although far fewer, Illinoisans still traveling for holidays despite CDC warnings
While the number of holiday travelers is drastically down this year, many are still putting the CDC coronavirus warnings to the side in hopes of having a merry Christmas away from home.
O'Hare offering rapid COVID tests as holiday travel surges
O'Hare International Airport is seeing some of its busiest travel days of the year right now.