Storms cause ground stop, flight delays, cancelations at O'Hare ahead of holiday weekend

Strong storms in the area Thursday afternoon caused a Ground Stop at Chicago’s O'Hare International Airport. It lasted for about an hour, but before that there was already an influx of canceled and delayed flights.

Chicago's Midway Airport ranked highest in delays and cancelations, data reveals

Chicago travelers received unwelcome news as it was revealed that one of the city's airports experienced the highest number of delays and cancelations last year.

Ripple effect: Flight delays reported in Chicago due to poor air quality on East Coast

Poor air quality on the East Coast due to Canadian wildfires is postponing sporting events, as well as causing flight delays in the Midwest, including in Chicago.

Memorial Day travel update: Illinois and nationwide

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

Air travel set to exceed pre-pandemic levels during Memorial Day weekend

AAA is saying the upcoming weekend could be among the busiest-ever travel periods for the unofficial start of summer by road and by air. 

Viral video shows people fighting at O'Hare Airport, 2 charged

Two people were arrested and charged after allegedly punching a 24-year-old woman at Chicago's O'Hare Airport on Monday.

Severe weather prompts ground stop at Chicago airports

Ground stops were issued at Chicago airports due to severe weather in the surrounding area Wednesday morning. 

Ground stop in effect for flights arriving at Chicago's O'Hare Airport due to thunderstorms

Just before 4 p.m., the FAA said there was a Traffic Management Program in effect for planes arriving at O'Hare. This is causing arriving flights to be delayed by an average of one hour and 49 minutes.

Chicago CBP officers intercept counterfeit designer products at O'Hare

The two shipments of fake goods came from Thailand, and had the items been authentic, officials say they would have been worth nearly $400,000.

Belvidere man found safe after vanishing from O'Hare Airport

A man who was reported missing from Belvidere, Illinois has been found safe out of state, his family announced Monday.

Rideshare pickup area at O'Hare Airport relocating starting Monday

The change is the latest in a series of efforts by the Chicago Department of Aviation to reduce congestion in the lower levels of the arrival lanes.

Lightfoot vows to remove unhoused people from O’Hare as more seek shelter at airport

Mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed to do everything she can to remove unhoused people at O’Hare Airport, calling it a safety issue, after the situation drew national attention — and criticism.

'She doesn't care': Chicago alderman blasts Lightfoot for turning O'Hare Airport into 'homeless shelter'

"We have to fight back for this city because we can't allow what's happening here to become the mainstay for every neighborhood and for every iconic part of Chicago, which is overrun by the homeless, overrun by gangs, overrun by criminality, and what should be a welcoming city to all the good law-abiding people who want to make this home," Ald. Lopez said.