Residents, businesses and commuters traveling around the United Center and McCormick Place can now prepare for street closures and security restrictions during the Democratic National Convention.
Southwest Airlines is doing away with its 50-year tradition and plans to start assigning seats and premium seating for customers who are seeking more legroom.
Delta Air Lines canceled significantly fewer flights Wednesday, and the airline’s chief executive said cancellations and delays stemming from a global technology breakdown should end by Thursday.
The remaining 14 south suburban students and supervisors on a global leadership trip to Puerto Rico arrived at Midway Airport Tuesday.
A rollover crash of a semi-truck took place on the Eisenhower Expressway at approximately 5:20 a.m. Wednesday, leading to a closure of the nearby eastbound lanes, Illinois State Police said. The truck was carrying a load of approximately 27,000 pounds of canned goods, which remained intact after the crash on I-290, according to police. As of 8 a.m. on Wednesday, eastbound lanes near the crash site — which occurred just east of the interchange with I-294 — still remained entirely blocked, state police said. Traffic is being diverted to southbound I-294. Illinois State Police are investigating the crash.
Finalization of plans and construction are still years away, but the recommendation by the Illinois and Chicago departments of transportation marks a step forward for a plan to revamp seven miles of DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
U.S. regulators are investigating how Delta Air Lines is treating passengers affected by canceled and delayed flights as the airline struggles to recover from a global technology outage.
Three days after the outage, 14 group members, including supervisors and students, are still in Puerto Rico with flights scheduled Tuesday.
Three days after a computer update problem caused more than 5,000 flight cancellations around the world, things are pretty much back to normal — except at Delta Air Lines.
O’Hare International Airport had more than 120 flights canceled by 3:45 p.m., and nearly 330 flights delayed, according to flight tracking firm FlightAware.