O’Hare International Airport

American Airlines Aircraft Fire Outside Fuselage at O’Hare Runway 28R; 170 Evacuated, 9 Injured

Fri Oct 28, 2016 03:38 pm Cardinal News

Chicago Fire Department responded about 2:35 p.m. to an aircraft fire at O’Hare International Airport Runway 28R, which is just south of the main terminal area. American Airlines Flight 383 was on takeoff for Miami, […]

Dirty Little Secret About O’Hare International Airport’s Diagonal Runway Closures — Life or Death Safety

Sun Mar 13, 2016 12:00 pm Cardinal News

The families on Hillside Drive in Bensenville, IL have seen their quality of life profoundly impacted by runway changes at O’Hare Airport. Air traffic once thousands of feet away, is now only hundreds of feet […]

Five New American Airlines Gates Planned for O’Hare

Sun Feb 7, 2016 01:02 pm Cardinal News

Five new American Airlines gates will be added to O’Hare International Airport as part of an agreement between the airline and the city, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s announced Sunday. The mayor’s administration said the five new […]

New O’Hare Runway Construction Set to Begin May 2016 in the North Airfield

Mon Feb 1, 2016 05:56 am Cardinal News

An agreement between the City of Chicago, United Airlines and American Airlines was announced on Saturday that includes a new 11,245 foot runway on the north airfield. Construction is set to begin in May 2016 […]

United Airlines Flight from Seattle Partially Skids Off Runway 27R/9L at O’Hare International Airport

Wed Dec 30, 2015 11:12 am Cardinal News

Chicago firefighters responded about 7:42 AM Wednesday to a report of a passenger aircraft that skidded partially off of a runway at O’Hare International Airport, O’hare Runway 27R/9L. A United Airlines Boeing 737 (Flight 1977) […]

As O’Hare International Airport Moves To Parallel East-West Runways, Will Increased Crosswind Landings and Takeoffs Make Airport More Dangerous?

Thu Aug 20, 2015 08:36 am Cardinal News

Crosswind landings at at Düsseldorf involving Boeing 777, Boeing 767, Boeing 757, and Airbus A330 O’Hare International Airport is scheduled to eliminate two of its once very popular diagonal runways 14L/32R and 14R/32L. Runway 14L/32R […]

O’Hare Noise Public Meetings Planned this Summer As 2 Bills Proposed to Keep Diagonal Runways Open to Alleviate Noise East and West

Tue Jun 9, 2015 07:08 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO mostly shows aircraft landing on new Runway 28C at O’Hare International Airport on approach over a residential neighborhood just north of Lawrence Avenue and west of River Road on Saturday March 14, 2015. With […]

“No One Survived” American Airlines Flight 191 Crash May 25, 1979 Near O’Hare

Tue May 26, 2015 11:08 am Cardinal News

Some days you never forget. I was working at Northwest Community Hospital’s Emergency Room as an Emergency Medical Technician on May 25, 1979. My 7 am-3:30 pm shift was about to end, when the ER […]

Near Hit at O’Hare: United Express Pilot Was Inappropriately on Runway When Another Aircraft Had Takeoff Clearance

Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:54 am Cardinal News

The FAA is investigating an incident at O’Hare International Airport involving an American Eagle airliner and a United Express jet Tuesday night, February 17, 2015. An American Eagle pilot was cleared for take off Tuesday […]

Bolingbrook Teen Mohammed Hamzah Khan Arrested at O’Hare; Suspected of Attempt to Join ISIS

Mon Oct 6, 2014 12:00 pm Cardinal News

Bolingbrook teen accused of trying to join ISIS. Mohammed Hamzah Khan, age 19-year-old and a U.S. citizen from Bolingbrook, Illinois, appeared in court Monday, October 6, 2014 to face charges for allegedly attempting to provide […]

Flight Cancellations and Flight Delays at O’Hare and Midway from Incident at Chicago Center ARTCC

Fri Sep 26, 2014 07:44 am Cardinal News

UPDATE: The incident at ATRCC “Chicago Center” involved a contractor with knowledge of the building and radar system who allegedly cut every radar feed to FAA traffic controllers before setting gas-soaked rags on fire near […]

Video of Train Derailment at CTA Blue Line Stop at O’Hare International Airport

Wed Mar 26, 2014 06:54 am Cardinal News

Video of Blue Line train derailment at Chicago O’Hare stop. Recently released video is apparently the surveillance video of the crash of the CTA Blue Line train that plowed through the bumper at the end […]

O’Hare Official Temperature Hits 90 Degree for 46th Time This Year; 47 Is Record Set in 1988

Tue Sep 4, 2012 06:52 pm Cardinal News

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 […]

American Eagle Commuter Plane Returns to O’Hare, Skids Off Runway to Paved Area

Thu May 31, 2012 10:16 am Cardinal News

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 […]

International Cargo Center at O’Hare to Rise from Northeast Side Former Military Land

Mon May 14, 2012 07:14 pm Cardinal News

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 […]

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