Chicago police said Besnik Ismajlaj, 53, was charged with a misdemeanor count of carrying a concealed firearm at the airport.

A traveler with a gun was arrested after running into the terminal area at a Chicago airport on Tuesday, officials said.

The Real ID deadline for U.S. air travelers is May 7. Those who don’t have one can use other approved forms of identification, such as a passport.

A man from the west suburbs has been charged after allegedly runing into the terminal area at a Chicago airport, police said.

Once this new program begins, passengers without Real-ID compliant identification can expect delays in their travel.

American Airlines’ daily flights out of O’Hare are up 20%, cheering us that our precious dual hub is secure. For now.

Passengers walk through the entrance of a TSA PreCheck in Terminal 1 at O’Hare International Airport on Feb. 1, 2017, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) Travel remains popular as ...

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A man was arrested at O'Hare after taking a bag with a gun from TSA. Security checks paused, and police tracked him down near ...

Previously it was $13,910..(AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) A TSA agent assists an airline passenger at a security checkpoint in Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. A Transportation Security ...

TSA officers at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) recently discovered a concealed shotgun hidden inside a golf bag ...

TSA policy in these instances is to keep the bag with the firearm inside the X-ray tunnel and contact Chicago PD. Before Chicago PD could arrive to take possession of the firearm, the passenger ...