Travelers went through O'Hare International Airport without any major delays on one of the busiest travel days of the year.
"Uneventful, the flight was wonderful," one passenger described. That seemed to be the sentiment coming from many passengers throughout O'Hare airport.
"We came from Los Angeles to Chicago and American did a great job, absolutely," Ifaat Bosse said.
The board lit up with on time flights inside, as it was cool and clear outside on one of the most traveled days of the year.
"My mom and I left Chicago a little bit early to go to Los Angeles, so that went pretty smoothly," Kate Cornelius said.
But, that wasn't the case for all passengers.
"My sister and my dad were flying from New York and they had a bunch of trouble and delays and all of that. O'Hare is just better, I guess," Cornelius added.
AAA released that 43.6 million people traveled for the holiday, that was slightly up from last year. Holiday air travel took a dip with just over 3 million people choosing to fly to visit friends and relatives.
The Monroe family were two of the 3 million.
"We were out visiting our son's family. Our oldest son is serving in Afghanistan, so we had a chance to have thanksgiving with his wife and their two children, our grandsons. So it was a memorable trip for us," Robert Monroe said.
Even they admit, they were a bit on edge to travel home with the crowds. They were pleasantly surprised.
"We were expecting a lot more chaos on the travels. But, there wasn't, everything was planned and everyone seemed to be well staffed," Monroe added.
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The tornado that struck Oklahoma on Monday took a devastating toll in the number of lives lost and property destroyed. But amidst the anguish and destruction there is another heart-wrenching tragedy.
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Just as Oscar host Seth MacFarlane set his sights on a variety of targets with a mixture of hits and misses, the motion picture academy spread the gold around to a varied slate of films.
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A northwest suburban Elgin woman faces felony charges for promoting the prostitution of a 17-year-old girl, following a three-month undercover investigation conducted by Aurora police.
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As it waits to hear if it'll receive a $7 million bailout to stay open, Roseland Community Hospital laid off almost 70 employees, and other hospital employees will take a pay cut.
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Portage Theater owner Eddie Carranza said the doors to the historic movie palace will stay closed for several months, or at least until he can transfer a license to a new operator.
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City residents sick of coupons piling up on their front doorsteps filed a civil lawsuit earlier this month urging the Chicago Tribune and Valassis Communications to stop distributing the mailings.
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