Have they removed lockers from MDW or ORD as part of the new security measures?

I will be traveling with a group and we planned to have an all-day stopover in CHI. But, if the lockers are gone, we won’t know where to put our luggage!

As far as I know, all lockers have been removed.

I would goto the Hilton at the airport and tip the bellman to hang onto your luggage.
I have not done this at this Hilton, but at many other hotels near airports, both domestic and international.

I'm doing an SFO-ORD-CLE trip in 2 weeks where my stop in Chicago is for about 8 hours. Is there any sort of left luggage location at the aiport? I've never seen one there, but they always seem to have them in Europe. I guess my alternative is to see if I can check my bag through so that the airline holds onto, but it is a less preferred option.

I'm doing an SFO-ORD-CLE trip in 2 weeks where my stop in Chicago is for about 8 hours. Is there any sort of left luggage location at the aiport? I've never seen one there, but they always seem to have them in Europe. I guess my alternative is to see if I can check my bag through so that the airline holds onto, but it is a less preferred option.

From the O'Hare FAQ

# Are storage lockers available at the airport?
Due to security measures, there are no luggage storage facilities at this time.

http://www.flychicago.com/ohare/about/ORDFAQ.shtm


How about the bell desk at the Hilton?

I'm flying to PHL-ORD-MLI in a few weeks and want to go to the White Sox game on my layover. I'm flying US/UA. I don't have club membership with UA.

Is there anywhere I can store my bags for 12 hours at the airport while I go to the game?

Thanks for the help.

I'm flying to PHL-ORD-MLI in a few weeks and want to go to the White Sox game on my layover. I'm flying US/UA. I don't have club membership with UA.

Is there anywhere I can store my bags for 12 hours at the airport while I go to the game?

Thanks for the help.

Particularly given today's increased security concerns, your best best is to check your luggage through to MLI. O'Hare has no place to store luggage. You can try to check it at the O'Hare Hilton:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=498978&highlight=storage

Can you check bags through if my layover is 10 hours or will they make me recheck them?

Can you check bags through if my layover is 10 hours or will they make me recheck them?

I don't see why not, but I'm not an US/UA flyer...I'd just pick up the phone and call them if I were you.

Just wondering if there is any place I can store luggage in O'Hare for an afternoon. I will be flying to Chicago for a business lunch and then flying out, and I don't want to drag my luggage downtown and back.

I googled "O'Hare lockers" and discovered that there aren't any lockers at O'Hare. Do you think the O'Hare Hilton would let me store my luggage there if I pay a fee (even if I am not a guest)? (If it makes any difference, I am Silver VIP with Hilton.)

I will not check luggage with my airline, as I never check luggage.

Thanks for any replies!

Moving thread to the FT Chicago Forum.
Obscure2k
TravelBuzz Moderator

Usually you can check luggage with Bell Captain at any airport hotel, often for no more than a tip when you pick it up.

Contact the hotel by email and ask. Carry reply with you.

Is there some place I can store a rollerboard (carryon) bag in ORD?

ORD is my "home airport" but I haven't noticed anything.

Here's my situation. I found myself a few segments short of 1P so I booked myself on a segment run. I'm dovetailing the segment run with a business trip, so (all in the same day) am segment-running ORD-PHL-BOS-PIT on a one-way ticket, and PIT-ORD-MSP on (more or less) the client's dime.

Rather than struggling with my rollerboard throughout the entire day, I'd like to drop it off at ORD when I start my travels, and pick it up before my last segment of the day.

Fortunately, I have a layover of just under 2 hours on the last segment so (assuming no delays) I think I theoretically would have time to venture outside of the secure area and re-clear security. Heading back to the trunk of my car seems to be pushing my luck, though.

ORD's my home too, and I haven't seen anything, but if worse comes to worse, you could try to leave it at the Hilton Hotel with the bellman. Don't know whether they screen to make sure you were a guest. Only slightly less time consuming than taking it to your car, if you are in the hourly lot.

I think this is a topic that is not specific to UA; left luggage facilities in ORD seem to be a general question. As such, I'm moving it over to the Chicago Forum so other travellers can add their input.

Thanks,

FlyinHawaiian, Co-Moderator
United Mileage Plus Forum

I don't think any airports (in the US anyways) have lockers or baggage storage due to security reasons.

In retrospect, even with a 2-hour layover fairly late at night, I suspect that even a slight delay will deny me the ability to all the way out to the Hilton bell stand (or my car).

Does anyone think that I have a chance of checking my bag at ORD at dawn that same day? The itinerary in question would be PIT-ORD-MSP; can I show up at ORD 12 hours early and request my bag be checked to MSP? Or is that way too risky?

(Mods, I apologize if this followup question is not kosher following the thread being moved.)

I'm the sort who never checks bags, but UA baggage staff at ORD have told me that you can check bags with them pretty much anytime the day of your flight. However, they're not allowed to separate passenger and bag, and having the bag try to follow you around on your segment run (including a re-check at PIT) is really risking it.

Might consider shipping the bag to MSP instead.

BTW, good score on that segment run. Gotta love those zany US routings.

Thanks for the tip! The HILTON THING works. Although the bell man refused initially after I admitted that I have no room #, a bri..err..tip of $10 opened the door to the storage immediately! I had schlep-and-hassle-less five hours ad Chicago downtown.