FAA OKs request to privatize Midway Airport

CHICAGO | Chicago was given federal approval Friday to privatize Midway International Airport, and the city promptly began asking potential buyers to get in touch.

Chicago mayor wants to lease out Midway airport

CHICAGO | Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is seeking private bidders interested in leasing Midway International Airport for no more than 40 years.

Memoir tells the story of Midway's Hollywood history

Before transcontinental flights, planes stopped at Midway Airport to refuel and luminaries such as Katherine Hepburn, John Wayne and President John F. Kennedy were often spotted there.

OFFBEAT: Local readers with WW II memories join Honor Flight

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

Northwest Indiana WW II Veterans Who Joined the Aug. 22, 2012 Chicago Honor Flight

George Elish of Highland (standing) with Ray Williams (left to right) of Schererville, Robert Heulett of Munster, Harry Smiddy Jr. of Highland and Joseph McShane of Munster at the Aug. 22, 2012 Chicago Honor Flight.

Historical perspective on Midway Airport topic of pilots assocation meeting

LANSING | The South Suburban Chapter of the Illinois Pilots Association will host its monthly meeting beginning at 6 p.m. Oct. 17 at Popolano's Restaurant, 17940 Torrence Ave.

World War II Veteran Richard Yavenue of Thorton, Ill., Greeted at Midway Airport

World War II Veteran Richard Yavenue, 87, of Thorton, Ill., right, is greeted by volunteers June 23 at Midway International Airport in Chicago. Yavenue could not take an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., but still received a return-home welcome at Midway.

OFFBEAT: Reader emphasizes importance of honoring WWII vets

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

Rep. Jackson uses House speech to pressure Quinn on airport

U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., spoke Thursday evening on the House floor knowing perfectly well his audience wasn't fellow members of the House. He used his C-SPAN appearance (zip forward to 8:17:22) to promote the Abraham Lincoln National Airport to the public.

Feds sentence Munster man in immigration scheme

CHICAGO | A former Midway Airport U.S. Customs and Border Protection supervisor was sentenced Tuesday to 46 months in federal prison for taking bribes, Department of Justice officials said.