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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
David Struett

Plane slides off runway at Chicago Executive Airport during snow storm

A snowblower clears Chicago Executive Airport of snow Thursday. | Chicago Executive Airport/Facebook

A small jet slid off a runway at Chicago Executive Airport during a snow storm Thursday in northwest suburban Wheeling.

A business jet with two people aboard went off the end of the runway about 11:20 p.m., according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration.

The plane was stopped by the runway’s “engineered material arresting system,” which is a graded area designed to stop planes from overrunning the airfield.

The FAA didn’t provide the condition of the passengers. There were no injuries, according to media reports.

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