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Man charged with trying to carry loaded gun onto a plane at Midway
Tribune reporterA Chicago man was arrested at Midway Airport on Saturday morning after an X-ray scan of his luggage showed he was carrying a loaded handgun in his laptop bag, prosecutors said. Willie T. Thomas said he forgot the chrome semiautomatic .25-caliber...Tags: Chicago, Midway Airport, Lawyers, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Airline baggage handler charged in federal drug probe
Tribune reporterA federal drug task force investigating the trafficking of wholesale quantities of liquid PCP into Chicago on commercial airlines has arrested a Southwest Airlines baggage handler who worked at Midway Airport. Reginald Jackson was ordered held in custody...Tags: Career and Workplace, Southwest Airlines Co., Labor Legislation, Drug Trafficking, Personal Income
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Ask Tom why: What is the difference between official weather records and unofficial weather records?
Dear Tom, You often refer to official weather records and unofficial weather records. What is the difference? —Kevin Davis Dear Kevin, Official weather observations refer to the weather data that are used to assemble a city's climatological...Tags: Midway Airport, Chicago Weather, Weather, Weather Reports, O'Hare International Airport
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When snow moves out, deep cold moves in
The worst snow this season hit the area about 10:30 p.m., and accumulations of between 3 and 5 inches have been reported across the region, weather officials said.
About 4.7 inches of snow accumulated near Midway Airport as of 8:40 p.m., said Jamie...Tags: Midway Airport, Commuting, Southwest Airlines Co., Ohio River, Chicago Transit Authority
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Snow cripples commute, cancels flights and moves on
With last winter's blizzard still fresh in their minds, Chicago officials detoured all CTA buses off Lake Shore Drive as a snowstorm hunkered down over the area, crippling the evening commute and grounding more than 800 flights.
The storm began...Tags: Tom Skilling, Midway Airport, Commuting, Southwest Airlines Co., Beecher
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Storm warning canceled early, but many commuters still late
The winter storm warning for the Chicago area was canceled about six hours ahead of schedule today as snowfall greatly decreased in intensity -- but the morning commute was still slowed by icy roads and blowing snow that caused spin-outs on almost every...Tags: Commuting, Woodstock Festival (1969), Chicago Transit Authority, O'Hare International Airport, Metra
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Snow moves on to Indiana, cold moves in
Staff report It looks like we dodged a bullet as snowfall totals were lower than expected in the area and a winter weather advisory has expired.
A winter weather advisory that was in effect for Cook and Will counties was canceled at 9 p.m., and the...Tags: McHenry, Weather Warnings, Midway Airport, Weather, Huntley
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Body scanners being put to creative uses
— If Doug McMakin's latest experiment is successful, it's going to save travelers some time and hassle at the airport someday soon.
They won't have to take off their shoes when they go through security, because a scanner will examine their feet and...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National Security, Services and Shopping, Suicide, Entertainment
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Armed with impressive resume, Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson faces tall order
The mood was festive at the Genesis Center in downtown Gary over the weekend as Karen Freeman-Wilson was sworn in as mayor, but in the estimation of many observers, she and her city are on borrowed time.
Seated on the dais at the center of a row of newly...Tags: Navy Pier, Bankruptcy, Accounting and Auditing, Commuting, Drama (genre)
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Priest at Midway chapel accused of sex abuse
Tribune reporterA 77-year-old priest assigned to the chapel at Midway Airport was charged Saturday with sexual abuse after he allegedly tried to grab the crotch of a man who had attended services before boarding a flight to Kansas. Father Bede R. Jagoe allegedly spoke...Tags: Chicago, Cook County, Midway Airport, Lawyers, Justice System
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Delta Passengers Held on Tarmac After Monkeypox Scare
Chicago TribuneCHICAGO, Illinois -- A Minnesota woman who caused a health scare aboard a Delta Airlines flight from Detroit -- causing the plane to be kept on the tarmac at Midway International Airport for three hours -- says it was all a misunderstanding over bug...Tags: Midway Airport, Disease Prevention, Delta Air Lines, Symptoms, Social Issues
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Pellston airport flights to make stops in Alpena until June
@BrandonHubbardPELLSTON -- Delta Airlines confirmed Thursday it will be adding a stop in Alpena through the spring on flights from Pellston Regional Airport to Detroit. From late March to early June, a Delta spokesperson said, flights from Pellston Regional Airport...Tags: Delta Air Lines, U.S. Department of Transportation
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