The Cardinal

The official air temperature at O’Hare International Airport hit 90°F or greater for the 46th time in 2012. The temperature was reported at 90.0°F at the 1:51 pm. CDT reporting time. The remaining afternoon hourly temperatures were in the 80′s. NOAA Storm Prediction Center has forecast an increased tornado risk in northwest Illinois, most of [...]

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No injuries are reported after American Eagle Flight 4069 took off for Tulsa, but returned after the pilot reported problems with the landing gear about 8:30 a.m. The aircraft — an Embraer ERJ-145 twin jet — landed, but skidded off the runway. There are no reports of any injuries. Passengers exited and were bused back [...]

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Singapore Air Cargo Boeing 747 passes over Arlington Heights. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday unveiled a $200 million International Cargo Project that he claims will create 1,200 construction jobs, 1,200 permanent on-site cargo jobs and another 10,000 regional jobs over the course of a decade-long development. The cargo center could boost the Chicago economy [...]

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The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA), which operates O’Hare and Midway International Airports, accepted the “Best Airport in North America” award for O’Hare International Airport from Global Traveler, a business travel and lifestyle magazine for international business travelers. It is the 12th straight year that O’Hare has been named “Best Airport in North America” by [...]

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UPDATE: A battery shipped in a bag is the cause of an explosion at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Chicago Fire Department responded about 11:55 a.m. (time not confirmed) to a report of a small explosion at United Airlines Terminal 1, Concourse C. The small explosion was apparently near a baggage handling area — away from [...]

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Mount Prospect police received a report about 7:49 p.m. Sunday from O’Hare International Airport police that someone was shining a green laser light toward aircraft about 3.5 miles north of the airport near a large white water tower. Police were dispatched to check the area of Maple and Busse and possibly other areas to check for suspicious activity [...]

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Chicago firefighters and some suburban firefighters participated in a drill during the day on Saturday at O’Hare International Airport. Elk Grove Village Fire Department participated in the drill, and about 100 volunteers acted as victims in the disaster drill, which included a scenario of a fire aboard and aircraft. More than 20 federal, local and [...]

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Errors committed by the air traffic controllers at O’Hare International Airport showed an increase from six in a next-to-last year period compared to 17 in the most recent one-year period (five errors in 2009 compared to 12 in 2010). Most errors are related to failure to keep planes a proper distance separated. Errors are under [...]

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An American Airlines jet went past the end of a snowy runway while landing at Wyoming’s Jackson Hole Airport on Wednesday, but no one was injured and the plane was not damaged. An American Airlines Boeing 757 jetliner from Chicago O’Hare International Airport ran off the runway about 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at Jackson Hole Airport [...]

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NO CLEARANCE GIVEN TO LAND Chicago police and O’Hare International Airport security responded about 10:35 p.m.Thursday to report of a man riding a bicycle on a runway at O’hare. Marlow Sahron Land, Jr., 22, of South Holland was detained after accessing a secured area at O’Hare International Airport on Thursday about 10:35 p.m. He had [...]

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Virgin Atlantic Airways A340-300 takeoff from O’Hare — not the same airline as Virgin America. Virgin America recently claimed it was negotiating with the city of Chicago for an “economically viable” deal at O’Hare, but Bloomberg is reporting it appears they will not be coming to O’Hare next year. Virgin America is a completely different [...]

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Air Force One sits on a tarmac at O’Hare International Airport Sunday morning after Valentine’s Day during President Barack Obama’s first trip back to Chicago since his inauguration. Barack Obama arrived at his home in Chicago on Friday, and treated first lady Michelle to a Valentine’s Day dinner downtown Saturday night. The couple was spotted [...]

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