Staffing shortages led to more flight delays at airports in Chicago and across the U.S. Tuesday, with the federal government shutdown now stretching into an eighth day and Congress still at an impasse on negotiations .

Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration reported staffing issues at airports in Nashville, Boston, Dallas, Chicago and Philadelphia, and at its air traffic control centers in Atlanta, Houston and the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The agency temporarily slowed takeoffs of planes headed to the first three cities.

Earlier in the week, flight disruptions tied to insufficient staffing were reported at airports in Burbank, California; Newark, New Jersey; and Denver.

At O'Hare International Airport, a Ground Delay Program was issued between 6 p.m. and 10:59 p.m. Tuesday, wi

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