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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

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Chicago residents, businesses plow on through heaviest snowfall of the season
By Sunday, some areas will have up to a foot of snow on the ground. But businesses and public transit mostly went on as normal Friday.
By Pete Grieve and Julie Whitehair
 
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Clout team with heavy minority participation wins $210M airport contract
The joint venture Connect Chicago Alliance was the highest-ranked of five teams vying for the motherlode of a “program management contract.”
By Fran Spielman
 
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Serial stowaway’s case poses challenge for courts, law enforcement
By Andy Grimm
 
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Serial stowaway to be released, but warned — 3 times — to stay away from airport
Marilyn Hartman is accused of illegally boarding a Jan. 14 flight to London. She was arrested by British customs at Heathrow International Airport.
By Stefano Esposito
 
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Two-year closure starts Monday night on Cicero Avenue near Midway
An estimated two-year closure starts Monday night on lanes of Cicero Avenue near Midway International Airport for airport improvement projects.
By Taylor Hartz
 
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SWEET: Landscape group warns Obama Center ‘adverse effects’ in Jackson Park
Obama Center architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, the Obama Foundation and City Hall are pushing to get rid of Cornell Drive.
By Lynn Sweet
 
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Frigid temperatures prompt cancellation of over 80 flights at Midway
Over 80 flights were cancelled at Midway International Airport on Thursday morning as frigid temperatures continue to move through the Chicago area.
By Tom Schuba
 
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Obama Center designers sticking with Midway Plaisance for garage site
But plans for a basketball court, BBQ grills and picnic tables on top of the structure have been dropped.
By Lynn Sweet
 
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Atlanta airport outage unlikely here, top ComEd official says
Tim McGuire, of ComEd, said he can’t imagine a single fire causing a similar “cascading event” at either Midway or O’Hare airports.
By Stefano Esposito
 
A ruling by an administrative law judge has backed Aviation Commissioner Ginger Evans’ decision to strip the word “police” from the airport security force. Several alderman had opposed that change.
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Aldermen move to restore powers and title of aviation officers
Ald. Chris Taliaferro introduced an ordinance Wednesday to restore the word “police” to the airport officers’ badges, uniforms and vehicles.
By Fran Spielman
 
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Midway bomb-sniffing dog has pooping problem
The rookie dog gets jittery in crowds but the situation is being dealt with delicately by her employer.
By Mitch Dudek
 
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Midway turns 90
Sure, there were cupcakes. But the real goodies came from a group known as the Midway Historians.
By Mitch Dudek
 
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Aldermen move to protect homeowners stuck with smelly windows
Aldermen have been raising a stink about the foul odor emanating from sound reduction windows installed by the city in homes near O’Hare and Midway.
By Fran Spielman
 
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‘Suspicious’ package cleared at Midway Airport
The police Bomb and Arson Unit is investigating. No evacuations or injuries have been reported.
By Jordan Owen
 
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Man charged with bumping erect penis against woman at Midway CTA stop
Brown, of south suburban Harvey, was arrested and charged with sexual abuse, aggravated battery in a public place and public indecency, police said.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
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Plane carrying OKC Thunder dented by bird while landing at Midway
A charter flight carrying the Oklahoma City Thunder from Minneapolis was dented after it apparently hit a bird while landing early Saturday at Midway International Airport.
By Associated Press
 
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Aldermen join forces to dry up Airbnb market around Midway Airport
Current home-sharing hosts around Midway Airport could continue to operate, but new ones would be banned, under the proposal.
By Fran Spielman
 
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Emanuel claims ride-hailing industry costing taxpayers $40M
Uber, whose investors include Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s brother, Hollywood super-agent Ari Emanuel, rejected the city’s claims about a net loss of revenue.
By Fran Spielman
 
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Chicagoans narrowly avoid scene of Las Vegas massacre
Oak Park native Kyle Harris went to the festival “on a whim.” He soon found himself in the middle of “pandemonium” after gunfire erupted.
By Mitch Dudek and Sam Charles
 
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Construction giant gets $89.2M contract to expand Midway checkpoints
F.H. Paschen/S.N. Nielsen was the lowest of only two bidders for the complex security checkpoint contract.
By Fran Spielman
 
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Second Southwest Side alderman moves to ban Airbnb near Midway Airport
The precinct-based process for banning home-sharing services like Airbnb is patterned after that used to let Chicagoans vote their precincts dry.
By Fran Spielman
 
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$13.45-an-hour wage cleared for takeoff at O’Hare, Midway airports
By Fran Spielman
 
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Man wins $250K lottery prize at gas station near Midway Airport
Rodolfo Torres advised other players not to give up on their favorite games after scratching the winning $250,000 Crossword ticket.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
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Auto theft crackdown to exempt airport rental car agencies
Instead of locking up keys and plates, airport rental car agencies will be required to meet quarterly with Chicago Police to review their security.
By Fran Spielman
 
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Airport wage hike advances over airline objections
Nearly 8,000 contract employees at Midway and O’Hare airports would be paid “no less than” $13.45-an-hour and guaranteed their right to join unions.
By Fran Spielman
 
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O’Hare to get $7.4 million simulator for superjumbo jet rescues
A new simulator will better prepare firefighters for rescues aboard huge jets like the Airbus 380 British Airways will start using at O’Hare in 2018.
By Fran Spielman
 
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MIHALOPOULOS: Garrett Popcorn says nothing cheesy about Rahm donations
It’s just the latest example of money flying into Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s campaign coffers from people who are profiting from the ongoing overhaul of Mid
By Dan Mihalopoulos
 
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Emanuel proposes raise, right to organize for airport employees
SEIU still must organize airport contract employees and hold union elections, but the ordinance “lays important groundwork,” a union official said.
By Fran Spielman
 
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Car dealers could be required to secure keys, plates to combat thefts
It’d be tougher to steal cars used in crimes if car dealers and rental agencies were required to lock up keys and license plates, aldermen were told.
By Fran Spielman
 
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Third firearm found in carry-on luggage at Midway in less than a week
Three men have been arrested after they were caught with firearms in their luggage at Midway Airport in the last week.
By Jordan Owen
 
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