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Southwest Airlines flight abruptly rises to avoid another plane crossing Chicago runway

Pilots on a Southwest Airlines flight attempting to land at Chicago’s Midway Airport were forced to make the plane climb suddenly to avoid another aircraft crossing the runway

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Orange Line trains on the move with some delays after ‘comparatively minor’ derailment: CTA

About 20 passengers were aboard the train and no injuries were reported, a CTA spokesperson said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Central Market food and retail space lands at Midway Airport: ‘It represents the global city that we truly are’

The Central Market’s opening marked completion of the eight-year, $400 million Midway Modernization Program, which expanded security checkpoints and upgraded parking garages and concessions.

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TSA finds a record 43 firearms in baggage at Midway Airport this year

A handgun found in a carry-on bag on Friday broke the annual record of 42 firearms, set in 2021.

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Martin Castillo had a mural painted on his house near Midway Airport to reflect his heritage

The Southwest Side home has scenes symbolizing life in the United States and Mexico, where he was born.

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James Jankowiak made use of a real tree for this mural near Midway Airport

His “Flight Patterns” mural at 59th Street and Central Park Avenue makes it seem the real tree is sprouting from the painted tree trunk. And check out the birds.

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South Side gets its first electric CTA buses

Two electric buses rolled out Tuesday on the No. 63 route, one of the CTA’s busiest. It runs between 63rd/Stony Island and Midway Airport and is the second route to feature electric buses.

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2 Detroit men charged after more than 44 pounds of fentanyl seized at Midway Airport

Jamire Hollingshed and Robert Lewis were arrested after agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration learned they were planning to fly into Midway on May 2.

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Video of Chicago cop striking man at Midway Airport released by police oversight agency

A Southwest Airlines employee told the officer that a man was “drinking alcohol and disturbing passengers” near a baggage carousel.

Chicago Sun-Times

Severe weather causes flight groundings, train suspensions in Chicago area

Flight cancellations Friday exceeded 260 at O’Hare Airport and 120 at Midway Airport. A wind advisory remains in effect until 1 p.m. Saturday.

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Fire guts ‘mom and pop’ catering firm that made meals for the elderly and also served Bulls, Blackhawks on their private planes

The fire destroyed the company’s building at 6339 S. Central Ave., just blocks from Midway Airport. “It’s gutted, it’s done,” said Becky Walowski, an employee.

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Unlocking a painful wartime past through photographs

American Heroes: Portraits of Service, a permanent photographic exhibition, opened last week at Midway Airport.

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Man charged with jumping barbed wire fence and climbing onto wing of private jet at Midway Airport

Javier Martinez, 33, was arrested moments after climbing onto the jet, police said.

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Low-cost carrier Avelo Airlines to begin flying out of Chicago, other cities

Chicago's Midway Airport is adding another new airline.

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6 inches of lake effect snow hits parts of Chicago, over 7 inches at Midway Airport

A winter storm warning was in effect for north and central Cook County until 2 p.m.

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Two inches of snow falls on Chicago, to be followed by coldest temps of season

A light but steady snow made driving hazardous and forced the cancellation of more than a hundred flights at O’Hare and Midway airports.

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Frontier Airlines to return to Midway Airport this spring

Frontier Airlines is expanding its footprint in Chicago as it becomes the latest airline to operate out of both city airports.

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