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As Chicago-area travelers scramble to get out of town ahead of an incoming winter storm, passengers in a busy area near Terminal 1 at O’Hare International Airport were briefly relocated Tuesday morning due to a ‘suspicious package,’ according to authorities.

O’hare International Airport has been named the best airport in North America for the 19th year in a row.

A spokesperson for Atlas Air told NBC 5 Monday the flight landed safely at O’Hare “after receiving an indication of a potential abnormality in the cargo compartment soon after departure.”

A plane that departed Topeka, Kansas, and was heading to Europe made an emergency landing Monday afternoon at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. The plane, a Boeing 747 operated by cargo and charter airline Atlas Air, was headed to Poznan, Poland, but diverted to Chicago for an unknown reason at approximately 3:49 p.m. Photos tweeted by Mike Lorber in Sky 5…

And just like that, it’s Labor Day weekend — and the Chicago roads and airports are expected to be filled with traffic.

Over 600 flights at Chicago-area airports have been grounded as winter snow and wind continue across the region.

Nearly 800 flights at Chicago-area airports have been canceled as a winter storm continues to pound the area.

United Airlines will halt flights to 11 small cities across the U.S. in response to the demands of the coronavirus pandemic, according to reports.

Emotional reunions took place Monday at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport as the international travel ban lifted. This is the day so many families with loved ones overseas have been waiting for since the pandemic closed our boarders in 2020. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

Chicago airports will see the return of international tourists for the first time since the pandemic began as the U.S. lifts restrictions Monday on those from a long list of countries.

O’Hare’s People Mover light rail takes travelers to and from terminals and parking lots around the Chicago-area airport. NBC 5’s Kye Martin reports.

More than 300 flights were canceled at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport Monday evening as rain and thunderstorms moved into the region.

Thunderstorms and rain showers struck the Chicago area Friday afternoon, leading to flight delays, some as long as an hour, at O’Hare International Airport, according to FlightAware.com.

Workers at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport held an Air Rage Town Hall meeting Wednesday to discuss the next steps in dealing with unruly passengers. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport ranked the last in customer satisfaction among 20 major airports across the U.S., according to newly released survey results.

Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport ranked the last in customer satisfaction among 20 major airports across the U.S., according to newly released survey results.

A wedding ring was found at O’Hare Airport by a man who wants nothing more than to get it back to its owner. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway International Airports are reporting pre-pandemic levels of traffic, according to recent TSA screening numbers. This week, American Airlines announced it expects to reactivate most of its aircraft by the second quarter of 2021. On Monday afternoon, O’Hare was bustling with travelers; some cautious but ready to head out of town. “I’m fully vaccinated (and) my...

Chicago police are investigating a possible connection between the theft of several high-end vehicles from a car rental facility at O’Hare International Airport and the thefts of multiple ATM’s in the city overnight. According to police, the thefts began at approximately 1 a.m. near the airport in the 10200 block of West Zemke Boulevard. A group of thieves broke...

A 36-year-old California managed to live at Chicago’s O’Hare International for three months after getting hold of an airport worker’s ID card, according to prosecutors and the Chicago Tribune.