O’Hare Bottleneck Forces Travelers To Spend The Night

O’Hare Bottleneck Forces Travelers To Spend The Night

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Hundreds of travelers spent the night at O’Hare International Airport on Sunday—and not because of Chicago weather. 

The Transportation Security Administration has cut 10 percent of its front-line screeners over the past three years. And it’s causing quite the bottleneck this summer travel season. 

From O’Hare airport WBEZ’s Yolanda Perdomo reports.