Flight makes emergency landing in Chicago

CHICAGO, IL Chicago Department of Aviation spokeswoman Karen Pride says there was "a pressurization problem" on American Airlines Flight 2363, which landed about 10:30 a.m. Sunday. The flight had taken off from Chicago and returned there.

Pride didn't have further details.

An American Airlines spokesman didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

The airline's Web site says the flight was headed from O'Hare to the Yampa Valley Regional Airport in Colorado. It arrived at its destination after 1 p.m. -- about two hours later than scheduled.

Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford says there were 119 people aboard the Boeing 737.

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