SHOCKING: Midway airport | Mind Blowing Facts

'Use Caution:' Chicago Plane Fireworks Strike After Air Traffic Control Warned of Danger Moments Earlier

A Delta Air Lines flight was struck by fireworks during its descent into Chicago Midway Airport, prompting an FAA investigation. The incident highlights safety concerns over pyrotechnics near flight paths.

International Business Times UK · Jul 6

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

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025

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 · Jan 15, 2024

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 18, 2023

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 4, 2023

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 · Apr 25, 2023

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 1, 2023

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 27, 2023

Unlocking a painful wartime past through photographs

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

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 11, 2022

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 31, 2022