Business Impact of Sequestration Cuts on Local Airports WTTW News | April 25, 2013, 12:44 pm We look at how the so-called sequestration budget cuts are affecting air traffic and passengers at O'Hare and Midway airports. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors File Attachments FAA-Air Traffic Control Facilities-Potential Closures.pdf Related Links Daily Herald article on Experts: O’Hare will be affected by furloughs Crain's Chicago Business article on Airlines sue to block air traffic controller furloughs Crain's Chicago Business blog on Chicago avoids air traffic control delays — for now Chicago Tribune article on Airlines fly above air traffic doomsday predictions FAA: Air Traffic Control Facilities That Could Be Closed How Air Traffic Control Works Chicago Department of Aviation More on Joseph Schwieterman More on Marni Pyke Tags O'Hare International Airport Midway airport Sequester Budget Cuts Eddie Arruza Related Stories From Digital IDs to Renter Protections, Here Are 5 New Illinois Laws to Know for 2025 More Than 1.8M Travelers Expected to Pass Through O’Hare, Midway Airports During Thanksgiving Week Medical Examiner Determines Dead Woman Found Entangled in O’Hare Baggage Machinery Died by Suicide Even the National Weather Service Had to Take Cover During Monday’s Wild Storms, Number of Tornadoes Still Being Tallied Designs Unveiled for Expansion of O’Hare Airport’s Concourse C, Expected to Be Complete in 2028 Protesters Calling for Cease-Fire in Gaza Temporarily Blocked Traffic Near O’Hare Airport Sign up for our morning newsletter to get all of our stories delivered to your mailbox each weekday. View the discussion thread.