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May ​​2026​ ​

Mayor Johnson declares May 8 as 'Midway Day'

April ​​2026​ ​

Mayor Johnson signs ceremonial first beam for The New Concourse D at O'Hare

March ​​2026​ ​

Original Mr. Beef brings juicy Chicago flavor to Midway International Airport

February ​​2026​ ​

CDA unveils first look at The New Concourse D at O'Hare International Airport​

January ​​2026​ ​

O'Hare crowned America's busiest airfield​

2025

December ​​2025​ ​

​CDA collects more than 1,800 Letters to Santa at O'Hare, Midway

November ​2025​ ​

​Arajet arrives at O’Hare, connecting the Midwest to the Dominican Republic

October ​2025​ ​

O'Hare marks busiest summer ever, surpassing pre-pandemic peak for the season

September ​2025​ ​

Mayor Johnson joins CDA to unveil new 'Papa Blu' community outreach bus

August ​2025​ ​

Mayor Johnson breaks ground on The New Concourse D at O'Hare

July ​2025​ ​

Chicago hosts airport staff from Atlanta, Denver, Philadelphia for Eno AirMAX conference

June ​2025​ ​

Mayor Johnson breaks ground on $47 million Midway runway project

May ​2025​ ​

Michael J. McMurray confirmed as CDA Commissioner

April ​2025

O'Hare ranked #2 airport on the globe for aircraft operations

April ​2025

Chicago's airports to host record-breaking summer of air travel

February ​2025

Meet O'Hare's Tunnel Boring Machine

January ​2025

New Fannie May, Hudson locations open at Midway International Airport

2024

December ​2024​​​​

United Fantasy Flight takes kids from O'Hare to North Pole

November​ ​2024

CDA cuts ribbon on new Terminal 5 parking garage at O'Hare

October ​2024

Mayor Johnson unveils new public art installation at Midway

September ​2024

Mayor Johnson celebrates grand opening of The Club MDW

August​ ​2024

Mayor Johnson joins CDA to celebrate new O'Hare cargo facility

July ​2024

CDA outreach team visits West Side 'Take Back the Block' event

June ​2024

Local favorite R.J. Grunts joins Midway's concessions lineup​

May ​2024

Mayor Johnson unveils next phase of O'Hare 21 Terminal Area Plan​

April 2024

​​​Mayor Johnson breaks ground on $300M Terminal 3 improvement project funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

March 2024

Strong year-over-year growth continues at Chicago's airports, with busiest summer season in five years on the horizon

Februar​y 2024

​CDA hosts second O'Hare Airport Concessions Symposium

January 2024

O’Hare welcomes downtown favorites Bar Siena and The Hampton Social to Terminal 5

2023

December 2023

O’Hare named travelers’ favorite for two decades straight

November 2023

A WHOLE NEW MIDWAY! Mayor Johnson unveils Midway's new Central Market

October 2023

OPEN YOUR BUSINESS AT ORD: Stop by tomorrow's O'Hare Airport Concessions Symposium!​

September 2023

FLY IN STYLE FROM THE SOUTH SIDE: Midway to open its first airport lounge in 2024​

August 2023

1.6 million passengers set to travel through O'Hare, Midway over Labor Day weekend​​​

July 2023

CDA, City Colleges announce free Continuing Education course​​​

June 2023

SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON HEATS UP Chicago's airports prepared to welcome 1.49 million passengers over busy Fourth of July travel weekend​​​

May 2023

​CAREERS TAKE FLIGHT: Airport Expo & Job Fair connects job seekers, contractors with aviation opportunities​

April 2023

​NEW VIBES IN CONCOURSE B: Mayor Lightfoot, CDA cut ribbon for The Orange Line restaurant at Midway​

March 2023

Chicago hosts largest Routes Americas air service conference ever​

February 2023

Terminal 3 awarded $50 million in federal grants from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

January 2023

Major renovations wrap at O'Hare's Terminal 5

2022

December 2022

For the 19th straight year, Global Traveler names O'Hare the 'Best Airport in North America'

​November 2022

​FAA approves $7.1 billion of O'Hare 21 terminal redevelopme​nt work ​​

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