Record confiscations at Chicago's Midway International Airport
Penalties for trying to carry a gun on a plane can cost as much as $15,000.
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Penalties for trying to carry a gun on a plane can cost as much as $15,000.
Chicago Fire Department officials said 50 people were on the plane at the time of the collision, but no one on the plane was hurt.
The goats are contract workers from a business called Vegetation Solutions in Wisconsin.
Airport officials thanked the herd of goats and sheep as they wrapped up a successful season of mowing down brush in the airfield. The goats are contract workers from Vegetation Solutions in Wisconsin. some time off.
No one was hurt during the incident.
Swiss Air canceled its takeoff for Zurich after a possible bird strike. CBS 2 was told the brakes overheated during the aborted takeoff.
No one was hurt, and operations were back up and running at the airport late Friday night.
The FAA ordered a ground stop for 30 minutes following the incident, according to the Chicago Department of Aviation.
Around 2:30 a.m. police said a shuttle bus, driven by an 80-year-old man, crashed into a light pole and concrete retaining wall near Terminal 5.
He's working to see it's a smooth travel weekend at O'Hare and across the country.
According to United, the flight experienced the issue shortly before takeoff.
Pallets full of supplies like baby formula, canned food, socks, hygiene kits, and more were being loaded onto a plane Wednesday.
Since this happened, CBS 2 has spoken with experts in this field who have unilaterally said this was not supposed to happen. They claim this was avoidable.
Chicago police said around 10:20 p.m., an outside agency was conducting a transport when the male prisoner exited a restroom and attempted to flee on foot.
The ambassadors will staff information booths at all four O'Hare terminals – and answer questions and provide directions to travelers.
The ambassadors will staff information booths at all four O'Hare terminals – and answer questions and provide directions to travelers.
We have reached out to United for more information.
We have reached out to United for more information.
A home surveillance video camera captured the falling chute.
A home surveillance video camera captured the falling chute.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident.
It was a quiet lunch hour for a Far Northwest Side family Monday – until it most assuredly wasn’t. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
An emergency evacuation slide fell off of a plane and into a Northwest Side neighborhood on Monday. Patrick Devitt, the homeowner whose property the slide fell into, said he heard a loud boom outside. The slide caused some damage to plants, but otherwise, no one was hurt.
An emergency evacuation slide fell off of a plane and into a Northwest Side neighborhood on Monday.
An emergency evacuation slide fell off of a plane and into a Northwest Side neighborhood on Monday.
Visitation was to be held Thursday for Chicago firefighter Steven Decker, who died during a training exercise last week.
A fire broke out Thursday morning in a historic home in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
An Amber Alert has been canceled for a 6-month-old girl from Hammond, Indiana, who was believed to be in extreme danger.
An animal died in a high-rise fire in Chicago's Gold Coast district early Thursday.
Chicago airports are preparing for Memorial Day weekend travel, as the rush begins Thursday.
There's a new push in Springfield to get gun manufacturers to foot some of the bills for the costs of gun crime; expenses like ambulances, funerals, lost wages, and more.
Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro was indicted by a U.S. grand jury in connection with the Cuban military's fatal downing of two planes in 1996 — an escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign against the Cuban government.
Chicago city leaders on Wednesday announced a new effort to connect people with affordable housing.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
The $1.776 billion fund, which is part of the agreement to settle Trump's lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury Dept., is to be used to compensate those who claim that the government weaponized the legal system against them.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
A person suspected of having hantavirus in Winnebago County, Illinois, turned out to be a false alarm, officials said Monday.
The DuPage County Health Department has confirmed its first positive tests for West Nile virus in pools of mosquitoes this year.
The Kane County Health Department was set Monday to offer a free mental health awareness webinar.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Engineers at Northwestern University have created a wireless polygraph to detect stress.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
Lee Mendelson Film Productions alleges the U.S. Department of the Interior illegally used the jazzy tunes in social media posts and a video game.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.
Bill Pullinsi, a Chicago-area stage director and producer widely called the "father of dinner theater," has died.
The Chicago-born house music track, which began as a personal poem in 1982 and became a defining anthem of the city's house music scene, has been selected for permanent preservation by the Library of Congress.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
OSHA is now investigating after a construction work fell from a roof and died in Palatine.
Firefighters in California continue to battle a series of wildfires throughout the state.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda in Africa has grown quickly, putting world health leaders on high alert. There are concerns and questions on how far it could spread and how long the outbreak could last. Joining us with some expert insight is Dr. Alfredo Mena Lora, an infectious disease expect at Chicago’s Saint Anthony Hospital.
Upcycling is one of the hottest trends in fashion. Here's what you need to know.
An animal died in a high-rise fire in Chicago's Gold Coast district early Thursday.
A high-rise kitchen fire prompted a massive response in Chicago's Gold Coast district early Thursday.
A Chicago police officer's family said he's lucky to be alive after he was attacked on Tuesday night in the McKinley Park neighborhood.
Chicago police are asking for the public's help to identify a masked suspect in a homicide on the city's Far South Side in May.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.
Visitation was to be held Thursday for Chicago firefighter Steven Decker, who died during a training exercise last week.
Many Metra riders with disabilities have been forced to reroute their trips due to Monday's closure of the only elevator providing access to the Electric Line at Millennium Station in downtown Chicago.
Pothole complaints continue everywhere, but especially on one street in the Pullman neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
People in Lincoln Park and Lakeview have rallied against a plan to build a new industrial ComEd electrical substation in their neighborhoods, pushing local and state leaders to get involved.
Monday marks one year since Illinois enacted Karina's Law — legislation aimed at taking firearms out of the hands of people accused of domestic abuse.
Tenants at a South Shore apartment building said they've noticed their rent fluctuating by hundreds of dollars a month due to a change in how their utility billing system is set up.
Kyle Harrison struck out 11 in seven dominant innings and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the sloppy Chicago Cubs 5-0 to sweep the first series this season between the NL Central rivals.
Jhonny Pereda hit his first MLB homer, Randy Arozarena also went deep and scored three runs, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4.
Andrew Benintendi drove in the go-ahead run with an infield single in the ninth inning, four Chicago pitchers held Seattle to one hit, and the White Sox beat the Mariners 2-1.
Jacob Misiorowski pitched six scoreless innings, Brice Turang was 3 for 4 with a two-run homer, and the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Chicago Cubs 5-2 to move into first place in the NL Central.
Rickea Jackson's promising first season with the Chicago Sky is over after it barely began after suffering a torn ACL in Sunday's win against the Minnesota Lynx.
Chicago police on Wednesday were searching for seven people in connection with an armed robbery at the Thorndale CTA Red Line stop earlier this month.
A man was shot in the legs early Wednesday morning in Chicago's Irving Park neighborhood.
Three teens were wounded during two separate shootings in Chicago's Austin neighborhood.
A man was shot and killed in the north Chicago suburb of Skokie early Tuesday.
A man is being held in custody on charges that he tricked two young women into believing he was an art student working on a photography project in Chicago's Northalsted district, and went on to sexually abuse one of them.
