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Flying today? Be ready for long lines and confusion

12/28/09
Last week’s fizzled Christmas Day terrorist attack on Delta/NW Flight #253 from Amsterdam to Detroit ignited a wave of new security measures at airports and on airplanes. Airport and airline spokespeople and TSA officials say domestic passengers will likely notice some heightened security procedures, such as explosive-sniffing dogs and added law enforcement presence at many →

Seasonal and H1N1 vaccines back at ORD and Midway airports

11/27/09
Getting ready to head home from a Thanksgiving visit? If you haven’t gotten a seasonal flu shot or an H1N1 vaccine and are traveling to or through Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) or Midway Airport – you’re in luck. The airport clinic in Terminal 2 operated by the University of Illinois at Chicago and – →

Travel alert for swine flu

04/27/09
Based on a frightening number of confirmed deaths in Mexico from the swine flu and the fact that there are already 20 confirmed cases in the U.S., on Sunday the  U.S. government  declared a public health emergency. The story will certainly change – quickly – throughout the week. For now, anyone with plane tickets to →