Staffing challenges create delays at airports for second day as shutdown drags on

The delays came on the heels of slowdowns at airports in Denver; Phoenix; Burbank, California; and Newark, New Jersey, that ...

Chicago Executive Airport RECAP: All flights grounded as plane crashes into fence

All flights were grounded at Chicago Executive Airport after a plane crashed through a fence, with images from the scene showing it punctured the site's perimeter ...

Heavy downpours soak Chicago-area roads with expressway flooding, crashes for morning commute

Tuesday morning across northeastern Illinois was filled with rain, heavy downpours and lightning as chilly, fall-like weather moves in over the next few days.
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Small plane crashes at suburban Chicago airport

WHEELING, Ill. - A small plane crashed through a fence Wednesday afternoon at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling. Emergency crews, including the Wheeling Fire Department, responded to the scene ...

FAA investigating plane that went off end of runway after landing at Chicago Executive Airport

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a plane that went off the end of the runway and through a fence after landing at Chicago Executive Airport on Wednesday.
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Flight delays ripple nationwide as St. Louis travelers feel early effects of government shutdown

The FAA says reduced staffing is slowing operations at multiple towers across the country, and in some cases, closing them ...
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America's two largest airports shutdown for one reason bringing 'outrageous' travel chaos

Chicago O'Hare and Newark Airport, two of America's largest aviation hubs, are grappling with air traffic controller ...