Looking for a new place to eat? Try Chicago's O'Hare Airport

Fine Dining at O'Hare?
Today's Chicago Crain's has a story about upscale restaurants moving into O'Hare. Airports, and O'Hare is one of them, are looking for ways to increase their non-airline-related business by improving the restaurant choices at the terminals. Chicago's own celebrity-chef Rick Bayless has opened Tortas Frontera in O'Hare's terminal 1 and has plans to open another in terminal 3.

Food with a Chicago Flavor
Chicago Aviation Commissioner, Rosemarie Andolino says that the airport can increase revenues by offering better restaurant choices, many which are unique to Chicago, like Tortas Frontera. This strategy of "going upscale" with airport dining has worked in New York City, increasing their restaurant revenues by 25%. Chicago is hoping it can do the same.

What do you think? Would you spend more for a meal at the airport? Do upscale airport restaurants make sense for Chicago?

Chicago Public Schools Closed Wednesday; Airports Shutdown

Well, it was predicted and it looks like the predictions of severe winter weather for Chicago and the surrounding areas has come true. O'Hare International Airport canceled over 1,300 flights by this Tuesday afternoon. At Midway operations have ceased in the face of the storm that is bearing down on Chicago.

Cars are stranded on Lake Shore Drive during the blizzard of 1967

The Chicago Public Schools announced there will be no classes Wednesday. Schools shutdown, this according to Crain's Chicago. Click here for more information.