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As a response to rising coronavirus metrics and a need for testing, DuPage County health officials announced the department will open a second community-based testing site Monday.

The Chicago Department of Aviation plans to establish COVID-19 testing for both travelers and employees at Midway and O’Hare international airports, the department announced. In a news release issued Friday, the CDA stated its seeking proposals from vendors who hope to provide testing services at both airports. The “successful bidder,” the department said, will be able to provide both...

A 13-month-old baby traveled through Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport earlier this month while contagious with measles, and may have exposed other travelers to the disease, public health officials said Friday. The child, who arrived at O’Hare from an international location, visited Terminal 5 between 6 and 8 p.m. on Nov. 4 and Terminal 3 between 6 and 9:30 p.m. on…

Dozens of flights were canceled at Chicago airports Friday evening as the region prepared for a major winter storm. While the city of Chicago and several other areas saw heavy rains in the evening hours, the main concern in the northern suburbs was snow. A Winter Storm Warning for McHenry and DeKalb counties went into effect at 9 p.m. and…

Some fliers at Chicago airports on Friday changed their plans ahead of a weekend winter storm. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway international airports have added boxes where travelers can dispose of recreational marijuana before they board their flights.

The City of Chicago has added precautionary increases in security at O’Hare and Midway international airports after Iran’s top general was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Iraq, though Chicago officials said there is no threat to the city. “While there is no threat or change to the landscape for Chicago, the Chicago Police Department does standard Homeland Security...

The death of Gen. Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, is expected to dramatically increase tensions between the United States and Iran.

Incoming flights to O’Hare and Midway International Airports are being held up as dense fog has made flying hazardous for Christmas Eve travelers.

Travelers were scrambling at O’Hare and Midway early Tuesday after the FAA issued a ground stop at both airports.