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When flying out of O'Hare for the holidays, you will be greeted by an adorable puppy dog.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — The state government's budget impasse has forced Rockford's airport to seek another $4 million from lenders to keep contractors at work on a jet repair facility scheduled to open this spring. The $40 million maintenance hangars at Chicago Rockford International Airport will house aviation services company AAR Corp...

CHICAGO (AP) — Breastfeeding at Chicago's two major airports and others in Illinois will soon be easier under a new law endorsed by Gov. Bruce Rauner. Rauner on Sunday signed legislation requiring large airports such as O'Hare and Midway International to have lactation rooms by 2017...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say they're trying to recover the body of a man found in the Rock River near the Chicago Rockford International Airport. Winnebago County Sheriff's Department public information officer Ken DeCoster told the Rockford Register Star on Saturday afternoon that a group of people watching the AirFest air show from a boat on the river spotted the body...

Dave Dahl -- Illinois Radio Network Just as a car simply gets you to your destination, transportation is the means, not the end. That's what the acting Illinois Department of Transportation secretary says about his department's role in economic development...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Rockford airport officials say enhanced amenities and international air service has translated into full flights and steady traffic. Passenger numbers at Chicago Rockford International Airport increased 2 percent in January, though they leveled off in February...

Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey joined us on the show this week to discuss a number of issues that have been simmering over the past month or so. First on the agenda was funding for the future AAR facility at the Rockford Airport. Both the Rockford City Council and the Winnebago County Board now have approved payments for their respective share of the costs...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Rockford International Airport is celebrating its 10th anniversary of being an official U.S. port of entry. Since receiving the designation from the federal government in 2004, the airport has seen an increase in leisure travel, with more than 250,000 passengers flying to warm destinations...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Officials have broken ground on a $43 million jet repair facility at Rockford International Airport even as they sort out how to pay for the project. The Thursday ceremony kicked off the construction project set to get underway in the spring...

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago's O'Hare International Airport has reclaimed its title as the world's busiest airport for the first time since 2004. Mayor Rahm Emanuel made the announcement Wednesday in Chicago during the World Routes 2014 convention, which the mayor's office described as the largest business-to-business aviation event...