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Woman's Death in Airport Conveyor Belt Ruled a Suicide

She apparently entered a restricted area at Chicago's O'Hare, got 'pinned in machinery'

(Newser) - The death of a woman found fatally entangled in a conveyor belt at Chicago O'Hare International Airport has been ruled a suicide. The woman was identified as Virginia Christine Vinton of Waxhaw, North Carolina, and the Cook County Medical Examiner ruled the manner of her death as hanging and...

This Is Not What You Want to See Before Takeoff

Plane engine fire temporarily halts arrivals at Chicago's O'Hare Airport

(Newser) - A plane caught fire at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Monday, one of the busiest travel days of the year, moments before it was scheduled to take off. United Airlines said there was "an issue with the engine" on the Airbus A320, which had been scheduled to takeoff...

FAA Investigates Ground Collision of 2 Boeing Planes

Aircraft wing clipped rear of another jet Sunday at Chicago O'Hare International Airport

(Newser) - A plane taxiing for departure clipped another aircraft at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Sunday evening, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday. No injuries were reported. The FAA says it will investigate the incident, which involved two Boeing aircraft, the AP reports. The left wing tip of Flight 11...

Plane Started Taxiing, Then: 'You Just Heard a Screech'

2 injured after small passenger aircraft slams into shuttle bus at Chicago's O'Hare

(Newser) - A small passenger plane from Chicago to Ohio never got off the ground Friday evening after a shuttle bus slammed into it at O'Hare International Airport. Federal Aviation Administration officials say the bus hit an Air Wisconsin Bombardier CRJ-200 aircraft holding around 50 people, sending two bus passengers to...

Hundreds of Flights Disrupted by Tornado Near Chicago Airport

Twister touched down near O'Hare

(Newser) - A tornado touched down Wednesday evening near Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, prompting passengers to take shelter and disrupting hundreds of flights, the AP reports. There were no immediate reports of injuries. A confirmed tornado was on the ground around 7pm, according to the National Weather Service in Chicago....

O'Hare Airport Brawl Caught on Video

Some people ended up on conveyor belts in fight in baggage reclaim area

(Newser) - Even seasoned viewers of airport altercations might be surprised by the scale of a brawl that erupted in Chicago's O'Hare airport Monday night. Video shows around dozen people fighting in the baggage claim area as others try to break it up. Some people ended up fighting on the...

At O'Hare Airport, Another 'Marilyn Sighting'
Repeat Stowaway
Receives Sentence
updated
Mar 3, 2022 5:37 PM CST

Repeat Stowaway Receives Sentence

Marilyn Hartman gets more than 3 years, but she could be freed anytime

(Newser) - Update: Frequent stowaway Marilyn Hartman was sentenced to more than three years in prison on Thursday. Hartman pleaded guilty to felony counts of criminal trespass and escape from electronic monitoring in connection with a trespassing incident at Chicago's O'Hare Airport in 2019, the Sun-Times reports. A Cook County...

Man Said He Lived at O'Hare for Months Due to COVID Fears
Man Found Living at O'Hare
for Months Cited COVID Fears
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Jan 23, 2021 11:58 AM CST

Man Found Living at O'Hare for Months Cited COVID Fears

Police say Aditya Singh stayed at the airport undetected from Oct. 19 through Saturday

(Newser) - O'Hare International Airport employees called 911 on Saturday after asking a man for his ID and discovering the airport badge he presented had been reported missing months earlier. Then the story got much, much weirder. Authorities say that man, 36-year-old Aditya Singh, had been living in a secured area...

Airline Mechanic Crushed to Death in Chicago

Jijo George leaves behind a toddler and expectant wife

(Newser) - An airline mechanic died Sunday after he was crushed by machinery at Chicago's O'Hare airport. The 35-year-old—identified on a GoFundMe page as Jijo George—provided ground support for Envoy Air, an American Airlines subsidiary that flies under the name American Eagle, reports USA Today . He suffered multiple...

As Airports Jam, Ill. Gov Tells Feds to Get Their 'S@#t Together. NOW.'

O'Hare among airports hit by lines as feds struggle to screen hordes of travelers for coronavirus

(Newser) - As weary travelers returned to the US amid coronavirus-related travel restrictions, the AP reports that they were greeted with packed, hourslong waits for required medical screenings at airports. Posts on social media indicated passengers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport waited upward of four hours in lines, eliciting criticism...

Cancellations, Slippery Runway Affect O'Hare
Plane Slides Off O'Hare Runway
Nov 11, 2019 4:00 PM CST

Plane Slides Off O'Hare Runway

Snow and ice have caused hundreds of Chicago flights to be canceled

(Newser) - Snowfall in the Midwest is taking its toll on air travel in Chicago, as one plane trying to land at O'Hare International Airport slid off the runway on Monday. The city's aviation department says more than 440 flights in and out of the airport have been canceled, the...

Serial Stowaway Stopped at O'Hare Checkpoint

Marilyn Hartman faces felony trespassing charge

(Newser) - A 67-year-old woman who regularly has tried to sneak onto airline flights is due in court Sunday after being arrested at O'Hare Airport in Chicago. Marilyn Hartman was taken into custody Friday night when trying to rearrange TSA lane dividers so she could sneak by a second checkpoint, officials...

Elon Musk Just Landed Huge Deal in Chicago

His Boring Company will dig 2 tunnels to O'Hare in high-speed transit system

(Newser) - A company Elon Musk started that almost sounded like a joke has just landed a huge deal to build an underground transit system from downtown Chicago to O'Hare airport. The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX plans to build two tunnels from the shell of the never-completed transit station...

Officer Fired for Dragging Man From Plane Is Suing Airline

He blames United, Chicago for incident

(Newser) - The Chicago aviation security officer who dragged a physician off a United Airlines flight last year is suing the airline and the city, claiming that their negligence led to his firing. In the lawsuit, James Long argues that United should have known that calling security to remove David Dao, 69,...

'Serial Stowaway' Arrested Again 3 Days After Release

Marilyn Hartman was found at O'Hare yet again

(Newser) - After she was arrested yet again earlier this month in Chicago for boarding a plane without a ticket, "serial stowaway" Marilyn Hartman was ordered by a Cook County judge to wear an ankle monitor. But because the 66-year-old's home is in a different county, another judge rescinded the...

Aviation Cop Gives His Version of United Incident

He says physician was 'flailing, fighting'

(Newser) - The physician who was dragged off a United Airlines flight in Chicago this month was verbally and physically abusive, and flailing his arms before he lost his balance and struck his mouth on an armrest, according to the aviation officer who pulled the man out of his seat. The Chicago...

Thanksgiving Miracle: O'Hare Workers Striking Next Week

Workers want to build public support for their cause, so will avoid holiday travel period

(Newser) - The hundreds of Chicago O'Hare International Airport workers planning a work stoppage want the public on their side—so they'll wait until Tuesday, Nov. 29, to strike, CNN reports. The janitors, baggage handlers, cabin cleaners, and wheelchair attendants are striking to draw attention to their desire to be...

Official: Plane in Chicago Had Rare Engine Failure

21 people injured in O'Hare incident

(Newser) - Pilots were forced to abort a takeoff and evacuate passengers from a burning American Airlines flight on a runway at Chicago O'Hare International Airport Friday after the airliner experienced what a federal official says was a rare and serious type of engine failure. American Airlines Flight 383 to Miami...

Passengers Panic as Plane Catches Fire Before Takeoff

'Everyone's screaming and jumping on top of each other to open the door'

(Newser) - Flames and heavy black smoke poured from the side of an American Airlines jet that aborted takeoff and caught fire on the runway at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Friday, forcing 170 crew and passengers to evacuate and resulting in eight injuries, authorities said. According to the AP...

Cops: Women Hid $3M of Heroin, Opium in Tea Leaves

They were arrested at O'Hare International Airport

(Newser) - Three women were allegedly found with more than $3 million worth of drugs hidden in bags of tea leaves Tuesday afternoon at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, the Chicago Sun Times reports. Authorities say nearly 70 pounds of opium and heroin were divided up into 470 tiny packets in...

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