Mayor Richard Daley acknowledged today passengers on a flight from Tokyo had set off radiation detectors at O�Hare International Airport, but he offered no details and said federal officials will be handling the situation.

�Of course the protection of the person coming off the plane is very important in regards to any radiation, especially within their families and anything else,� Daley said at a downtown news conference to discuss his trip to China this week.

City Aviation Commissioner Rosemarie Andolino would only say, �We are aware that occurred yesterday. We are working with Customs and Border Protection on this issue.” She referred reporters to the Department of Homeland Security.

(Source: Chicago Tribune)