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Revelations in the Peoria Journal Star earlier this week that the Peoria/Champaign area is one of seven in the United States on a terrorist “circuit” were frightening. “Terrorists enter the United States in San Francisco and Los Angeles, then move to Phoenix, then Denver," reported Phil Luciano of the PJS. "From there some head to Peoria and Champaign. Some terrorists remain in those communities, while others head on to New York City" (emphasis added). Luciano was provided this information by Peoria County Sheriff Mike McCoy, who received it at a recent FBI conference held in Springfield. Names of larger cities...

Chicago police on Thursday morning arrested one of the 11 Egyptian students who were wanted for failing to show up for an exchange program in Montana. At 8 a.m., about four hours after heightened security restrictions went into effect following a foiled terror plot in Britain, a man at the Delta terminal at O’Hare International Airport tried to use a ticket to go to Bozeman, Montana, but his ticket was out of New York rather than Chicago, police Supt. Philip Cline said at a news conference. A disturbance then ensued. “He was raising his voice for the level for the...

On Wednesday, June 21, CAIR-Chicago’s Executive Director Ahmed Rehab and intern Susan DeCostanza along with other leaders in the Chicago Muslim Community attended a tour of U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations at O’Hare International Airport last week. The meeting was part of an effort to build relationships between the Muslim community and different government and security organizations that work in the airport in order to proactively facilitate communication, avoid cultural misunderstandings and help to educate travelers about the ways that they can possibly avoid unwanted delays at the airport. Brian Humphrey, Director of Field Operations, commenced the meeting by...

Nageeb Abdul Jabar Mohammed Al-Hadi -- if that's even his name -- is just one of nearly 750 people U.S. investigators want to know more about in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks. He has at least four aliases and two different birth dates. He is a Yemeni, with a Michigan driver's licence and a Detroit wife. He was on a plane from Frankfurt, Germany headed for Chicago when it was diverted to Toronto. He was arrested at Pearson International Airport and may be extradited to the United States to face two charges related to false passports and fraudulent misuse ...

CHICAGO - The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday it has approved a $15 billion project to expand the delay-plagued O'Hare International Airport by reconfiguring the runways — a plan that requires destruction of hundreds of homes.

A three-judge federal appeals court panel ruled unanimously on Friday that President Bush had the authority to detain as an enemy combatant an American citizen who fought United States forces on foreign soil. The panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit... threw out a ruling... that Mr. Bush had overstepped his bounds by detaining Jose Padilla, a Chicago native, for three years.... In an opinion written by Judge J. Michael Luttig, who has been considered by President Bush for a nomination to the Supreme Court, the panel said Mr. Bush had the right to detain...

I believe there is alot wrong with our current goverment and I just cant wait until the south rise again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Two restaurants at O'Hare Airport have been allowed to rake in millions of dollars, even though the Daley administration learned back in 2002 that the company running them was probably a phony minority "front" for Panda Express and Antoin "Tony" Rezko, a top fund-raiser for Gov. Blagojevich. Crucial Inc. won the O'Hare concessions in part because it was certified as a minority-owned business. Its largest shareholder was listed as Jabir Herbert Muhammad, son of the late Nation of Islam founder, Elijah Muhammad.

Deer Wanders Into Baggage Claim at O'Hare Wed Nov 17, 6:52 PM ET Strange News - AP CHICAGO - A deer, its judgment possibly clouded by sexual desire due to rutting season, wandered into the lower level of a passenger terminal at O'Hare International Airport before it was captured. The incident happened Tuesday morning. The young buck might have entered the airport grounds by following Interstate 190, according to officials. The animal then entered Terminal 2 through an a freight door that opens automatically and approached a baggage claim area, airport officials said. There were no passengers in the area....

CHICAGO -- An American Airlines flight has made an emergency landing at O'Hare Airport. The jet was requesting ambulances with those injured believed to be flight attendants. The Chicago Fire Department confirms that they have sent four ambulances to an incident at O'Hare. The flight is American Airlines 117 originating from JFK Airport in New York.

Saying the review process is seriously flawed, U.S. Sen. Peter Fitzgerald and U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde are calling for an investigation into the way Chicago and the Federal Aviation Administration are proceeding with the O'Hare Modernization Plan. In a letter released Sunday, the two Illinois legislators asked U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General Kenneth Mead to investigate several points, including: • Whether there's enough available airspace to accommodate the airport expansion. • Whether all of the city's and the FAA's relevant documents have been shared with interested parties. • Whether the FAA should evaluate the financial viability of the plan...

An appeals court will hear arguments today in the case of a former Chicago gang member who has been held as an enemy combatant for nearly 18 months in a terrorism probe. Jose Padilla's attorney, Donna Newman, says the high stakes of the arguments are clear every time she encounters people familiar with the case. She says many are amazed to learn that Padilla, who is a U.S. citizen, remains jailed without charges and access to a lawyer since he was picked up in May 2002 at O'Hare Airport, suspected of a role in a ''dirty bomb'' plot. A "dirty...

CHICAGO, 4:04 p.m. CDT August 11, 2003 - Some residents of the Edgewater neighborhood and Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn assembled in Daley Plaza Monday to protest escalating property taxes in the community on Chicago's north lakefront. More than 20 homeowners attended the lunchtime rally, waiving placards reading "Taxed to Death" and "Hello High Taxes, Goodbye Economic Diversity and Affordable Housing" and called for reform of Cook County's property-tax system. Claire Tobin, executive director of the Edgewater Community Council, said her group has helped more than 700 property owners file appeals with the Cook County assessors office as a result of...

Gov. Blagojevich signed a bill today authorizing a $6.6 billion expansion of O’Hare Airport. ‘‘The expansion of O’Hare doesn’t just affect Chicago, it doesn’t just benefit northern Illinois, it doesn’t just benefit one or two carriers. By expanding O’Hare, all of us are lifted,’’ Blagojevich said. Mayor Daley said the plan will create ‘‘an airport for the 21st century’’ that will be paid for by users of O’Hare rather than taxpayers. Supporters said the project will mean more than 195,000 jobs and $19 billion in economic benefits for the state while maintaining O’Hare’s status as a national transportation hub. The...

The Kennedy Expressway at Lawrence Avenue was closed for three hours Sunday afternoon due to extreme flooding. (Chicago)—As of 2:30, there are 5,200 people without power, most on the north side and north suburbs. Power outages have been reported at: Irving and Oak Park Glencoe Vernon Hills Palatine Rolling Meadows Customer numbers reported out of power as of 1pm today: North Chicago 66 South Chicago 215 N E Suburbs 1200 I was on WBBM CBS radio with my firsthand experience. In my 50 years I've never seen anything like this storm. Our lawn was covered with hail from the size...

<p>CHICAGO (AP) --  Hundreds of passengers at O'Hare International Airport had to be re-screened early Monday after security guards noticed that a metal detector had been unplugged, police said.</p> <p>Police were called around 8:20 a.m. to help with crowd control as passengers in part of Terminal 3 were forced to go back through security, Officer Thomas Donegan said. Donegan said the metal detector may have been out of service for 40 minutes.</p>