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Inside the Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center in Aurora

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Air Traffic Controller Brad Wilcko of Oswego works on simulated flights in the training room in the Air Route Traffic Control Center in Aurora.

Mark Black | Staff Photographer

Jon Hubbard works in the Traffic Management Unit at the FAA's Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center.

Mark Black | Staff Photographer

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A computer monitor shows every current controlled flight at the FAA's Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center in Aurora.

Mark Black | Staff Photographer

Brad Wilcko works on simulations in the training room of the Air Route Traffic Control Center in Aurora.

Mark Black | Staff Photographer

The unassuming, yet highly secure U.S. Department of Transportation's FAA Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center in Aurora.

Mark Black | Staff Photographer

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Go behind the scenes with air traffic controllers at the Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center in Aurora, where employees handle nearly 3 million inbound and outbound flights each year into O'Hare and Midway airports.

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