Beanie Babies airlifted from Chinese factories to O’Hare to circumvent shipping backlogs in time for the holidays
CHICAGO — With his Beanie Babies stuck at sea aboard a flotilla of slow boats from China, Chicago billionaire Ty Warner has taken to the skies to circumvent the ongoing shipping crisis, booking entire cargo planes to get his signature stuffed animals home for the holidays.
If only Buckley the Deer and Lola the Llama could earn air miles.
Warner, whose Westmont, Illinois-based Ty Inc. has been manufacturing Beanie Babies in
