Marni Pyke
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No longer a bridesmaid, O’Hare clinches busiest U.S. airport awardJan 20, 2026 12:59 pm - Take that Atlanta. FAA data Tuesday shows 857,392 flights at O’Hare in 2025, beating Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport’s 807,625.
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Major flight delays at O’Hare due to burst pipe at air traffic control towerJan 20, 2026 10:46 am - A burst pipe at O’Hare’s International Airport’s busiest air traffic control tower caused delays for thousands of passengers Tuesday.
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Where do GOP candidates sit with fundraising as Pritzker war chest grows?Jan 19, 2026 7:31 pm - With just eight weeks until the March 17 primary, campaign finance records show two Republican gubernatorial newcomers better funded than the party’s 2022 standard-bearer.
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Sky’s the limit: Black pilots’ group looks at successes, challenges 50 years after Chicago foundingJan 18, 2026 8:45 pm - American Airlines and the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals are teaming up to increase diversity and celebrate an anniversary.
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‘We still have plenty’: Retailers making sense of penny’s slow deathJan 17, 2026 11:15 am - Some businesses are rounding off cash transactions, others with high credit card transactions are unfazed after U.S. Mint discontinued penny production.
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UP merger application with Norfolk Southern ruled “incomplete,” but railroads will refileJan 16, 2026 6:38 pm - The decision by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board comes after objections to the application filed by rival railroads BNSF, CPKC, CSX and CN.
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Harris to deliver key remarks at Chicago’s MLK interfaith breakfastJan 15, 2026 9:58 am - Former Vice President Kamala Harris will return to Chicago to deliver the keynote speech at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. interfaith breakfast on Monday, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced.
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Desperately seeking REAL ID? State extends hours, appointments for travelers trying to avoid $45 TSA feeJan 14, 2026 6:16 pm - On Feb. 1, air travelers without REAL ID or other accepted documentation, such as passports, will face paying $45 to go through a TSA verification to board domestic flights.
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‘This terminal is courtesy of (your company)’ — Chicago seeks input on O’Hare, Midway sponsorshipsJan 14, 2026 5:24 pm - Names of satellite concourses, shuttle buses, parking structures and more at O’Hare International Airport could be branded.
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Bailey talks Bears stadium as GOP gubernatorial candidates pile on PritzkerJan 13, 2026 8:23 pm - Giving millions in taxpayer dollars to the football team’s owners is a tough call for political candidates but so is watching the Bears become Hoosiers.