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No Deal To Delay Sequestration Cuts, Illinois Could Be Hit Hard
With no deal in sight to avoid $85 billion in automatic federal budget cuts – known as the sequester – airports could see delays, some public services might be disrupted, and many federal workers could be forced to take lower pay, layoffs, or mandatory furloughs.
O’Hare Terminal 2 Reopens After Report Of Suspicious Package
Operations at Terminal 2 at O’Hare International Airport were returning to normal Thursday afternoon, after a suspicious package forced authorities to shut down the terminal’s security checkpoints.
YouTube Video Shows TSA Agent Patting Down Boy In Wheelchair
Video of a security agent patting down a young child in a wheelchair at O’Hare International Airport has gone viral on the Internet.
TSA To Try Easing Screenings For Passengers 75 And Over
O’Hare International Airport is among the hubs where the Transportation Security Administration has decided to ease security screening for passengers age 75 or older.
TSA PreCheck Program To Expand To O’Hare, 27 Other New Airports
Frequent fliers should soon be able to avoid the hassle of removing their shoes or belts, or taking their laptops out of their luggage when they pass through security checkpoints at O’Hare International Airport and dozens of other airports.
TSA PreCheck Program To Expand To O’Hare, 27 Other New Airports
Frequent fliers should soon be able to avoid the hassle of removing their shoes or belts, or taking their laptops out of their luggage when they pass through security checkpoints at O’Hare International Airport and dozens of other airports.
TSA Finds Daggers Hidden In Chicago-Bound Passenger’s Book
The Transportation Security Administration says officers found two throwing daggers hidden in a hollowed-out book at a checkpoint at Reagan-Washington National Airport.
Experts Criticize Security Checkpoint Bypass For Pilots
Some experts are criticizing the newly-adopted express lane checkpoint for pilots at O’Hare International Airport.
Schuster: Quade Detained And Searched At Airport
What do Mike Quade and Donald Rumsfeld have in common? Both were detained and patted down by TSA officials at airports on Wednesday.
Alarming Number Of Security Breaches At Airports
Despite billions of dollars spent beefing up security since Sept. 11, 2001, a new report claims passengers may still be seriously vulnerable.
Ex-TSA Chief: Intel Not Good Enough To ID The Bad Guys
Justin Oberman says terrorists are getting more and more savvy about how they defeat the screening systems.
Travelers Hit Airports Amid Security Flap
On the busiest travel day of the year, the threat of a protest over security screening procedures hangs over O’Hare International Airport and the rest of the nation’s airports.
Woman Says TSA Fired Her For Having Breast Cancer
She’s been fighting breast cancer. Now she is fighting to get her job back – taking on the controversial TSA. The Tinley Park mother of three says she was unfairly fired from her TSA job because of her illness. CBS 2’s Mike Parker reports.
‘Opt-Out Day’ To Cause Huge Travel Mess?
A loosely organized Internet campaign is urging people to refuse the scans on Wednesday in what is being called National Opt-Out Day. Could it cause a huge travel mess?
TSA: Don’t Opt Out Of Body Scanning
Officials say the scan can take up to 10 seconds, while a pat-down can take four minutes.
Body Scan Protest Could Jam Thanksgiving Travel
A loosely organized Internet boycott of full-body scans at airports planned for Wednesday could mean major disruptions for holiday travelers.
‘National Opt-Out Day’ Could Cause Holiday Travel Headaches
Passengers normally don’t want to see long lines at the airport, but a protest against stepped up security is gaining momentum and it threatens to make a very busy air travel day worse than ever.
Woman Compares Airport Security Pat-Down To Sexual Assault
Some flyers say new security measures meant to prevent terror in the air amount to just groping on the ground. One Chicago-area woman compares her experience to sexual assault. CBS 2′s Kristyn Hartman reports.
Airport Body Scanners Still Radiating Controversy
The U.S. Homeland Security chief insists there are privacy safeguards, as passengers complain about the machines’ intrusiveness.
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