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Take two: Buoyed by O’Hare gate purchase, American promises more destinations

By Marni Pyke
Dec 10, 2025 3:30 pm - American’s acquisition of two gates comes after competitor United Airlines gained four in October following city shuffle.
Foreigners allowed to travel to the US without a visa could soon face new social media screening

By REBECCA SANTANA
Dec 10, 2025 1:28 pm - Foreigners who are allowed to come to the United States without a visa could soon be required to submit information about their social media, email accounts and extensive family history to the Department of Homeland Security before being approved for travel.
California man marks his 15,000th spin on Disneyland’s ‘Cars’ ride

By AMY TAXIN
Dec 09, 2025 6:42 am - For a Disneyland enthusiast who marked his 15,000th spin Monday on an auto-racing attraction inspired by the animated film “Cars,” it’s not about winning. It’s about the ride.
O’Hare ‘conundrum’ could upend when Global Terminal, new concourses are built

By Marni Pyke
Dec 03, 2025 5:15 am - Rebuilding O’Hare during a passenger surge isn’t optimum, DePaul University experts say. The city may rethink tearing down Terminal 2 and building a Global Terminal first and pivot to two satellite concourses.
No REAL ID or passport? That’ll be $45 if you want to fly as of Feb. 1, TSA says

By Marni Pyke
Dec 02, 2025 11:30 am - Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is extending hours for walk-in REAL ID office downtown and partnering with Cook County to help Illinoisans avoid what he calls “a $45 penalty just to get on a plane.”
‘Food, football and family:’ Travelers surge into O’Hare for expected busiest Thanksgiving ever

By Marni Pyke
Nov 26, 2025 4:34 pm - Delays and some cancellations crop up Wednesday as the Thanksgiving travel weekend kicked into high gear at O’Hare and Midway international airports.
Brash and beautiful: Blue Jays liven up backyards like no other songbird

By Jeff Reiter
Nov 25, 2025 3:30 am - Brash, blue and beautiful, the charismatic Blue Jay livens up backyards and forest preserves like no other songbird.
Planes, trains and automobiles: Five things to know about this year’s Thanksgiving odyssey

By Marni Pyke
Nov 24, 2025 6:39 pm - Can I bring homemade gravy in carry-on? How cheap is gas in Wisconsin? When’s the worst day to drive home? We have answers.
More than 720 flights canceled at O’Hare, Midway as snow flies, shutdown grinds on

By Marni Pyke
Nov 10, 2025 1:58 pm - FAA is gradually ramping up flight reductions; with the tally expected to reach 10% by Friday at 40 airports across the U.S. But a shutdown resolution could change that.
Palm Springs a mecca for Modernism: California city draws Midcentury architecture lovers to the desert

By Katherine Rodeghier
Nov 10, 2025 12:54 pm - What’s old can become cool again. And so it is with Midcentury Modern architecture, a style spanning the post-World War II years in the middle of the last century that’s on view in Palm Springs, California.

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