Chicago airports grapple with busy travel week amid Omicron variant spike

Air passengers probably made their travel arrangements before the current surge of COVID-19 and the spread of the Omicron variant but the virus was on the mind of travelers as they prepared to take off for the holidays.

Chicago airports, roads flooded with travelers for Thanksgiving

Chicago's O’Hare Airport was flooded with travelers on Thanksgiving Eve. Everyone was anxious and excited to reconnect with family.

Chicago holiday travel: Long lines expected at O'Hare, Midway for Thanksgiving weekend

The Chicago Department of Aviation estimates O’Hare and Midway will welcome more than twice the number of passengers than last year, with O’Hare expecting to see 1.2 million travelers Tuesday through Monday.

Experts predict busiest travel season since the start of the pandemic
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Sharon Hong from Motorola Solutions talks about navigating crowded airports and other travel-related issues this holiday season as more people plan to travel.

Heather Mack, who killed mom in Bali, indicted on US murder charge

Heather Mack and Tommy Schaefer are charged with conspiring to kill Mack’s mother, Sheila von Wiese-Mack, in a federal indictment filed in 2017 and briefly unsealed Wednesday in Chicago’s federal court.

American Airlines cancels over 1,000 flights during Halloween weekend

O’Hare International Airport was busy Monday and passengers were tense, after hearing that thousands of American Airlines flights were cancelled over the weekend.