Midday News Links: O'Hare Airports New Runway Opens
By Chuck Sudo in News on Oct 17, 2013 6:50PM
- Delays at O'Hare International Airport should ease up now that the new runway is open. Homeowners who live in the flight path of the runway aren't happy. [ABC 7]
- Red and Purple Line trains were delayed for about 10 minutes this morning after a man left a gym bag on an "L" platform. [Tribune]
- The U.S. Senate confirmed Zachary Fardon as the new federal prosecutor for the Northern District of Illinois Wednesday. [Sun-Times]
- The Cubs interviewed San Diego bench coach Rick Renteria for their vacant managerial position. Tampa Bay bench coach Dave Martinez is up next. [ESPN]
- In another sign of Chicago as a burgeoning tech hub, Chicago startups raised more than $600 million since the beginning of 2012. [Tribune]
