Flood Warning in IL:
La Salle
Winter Storm Warning in IL: Cook , DeKalb , DuPage , Kane , Kendall , La Salle , Lake , McHenry
Blizzard Watch, Winter Storm Warning in IL: Grundy , Kankakee , Will Blizzard Watch, Winter Storm Warning in IN: Jasper , Lake , Newton , Porter
Winter Storm Warning in IN: La Porte Winter Storm Warning in WI: Kenosha , Racine
Travel News for the Holiday
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Study: Airlines to charge more fees in 2010
The move by U.S. airlines to charge extra for services that used to be included in ticket prices is just beginning, and will grow to include more European and Asian carriers, according to research from the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA), an aviation consultancy based in Australia. more
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News to use: Street hockey, Mardi Gras
Here are some of the more interesting deals, Web sites and other travel tidbits that came across our desk recently: more
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Delta, Continental, United all raise fees for checked luggage
Prepare to find space in the overhead bins a little tighter and your wallet a little lighter the next time you fly on Delta, Continental or United Airlines, all of which have hiked their checked-baggage fees on flights within the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. more
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Fewer to travel by air this holiday season
Fewer travelers will board planes to get to where they're going this Christmas, says the Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the U.S. airlines. more
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Rutan and Branson make a giant leap for space tourism Photo
On a wind-tossed desert night, the dream of space pioneers Richard Branson and Burt Rutan to bring space flight to everyone -- at least everyone who can afford it -- drew closer to reality when the pair unveiled the world's first commercial passenger spacecraft. more