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UPDATED AT 9:16 p.m.
As of 9:15 p.m., weather-related delays at O'Hare were averaging one hour for flights in and out of the airport. More than 50 flights were canceled due to weather.
At Midway, some flights were delayed about 45 minutes, with flight cancellations to Houston,
according to an update from the Chicago Department of Aviation.Traffic conditions on O'Hare's roadways continued to improve, but
O'Hare travelers should allow extra time to get to the airport, officials said.
Earlier Saturday, flooding had shut down inbound traffic to O'Hare.
Passengers planning to travel by air are advised to contact their airline or use flight tracker to check the status of their flight and be advised of roadway conditions and closings.
Divers on Saturday recovered the body of a 28-year-old Rolling Meadows man who tried to swim with a friend across a flooded retention pond near the intersection of Kirchoff Road and South New Wilke Road in Arlington Heights, authorities said.
