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Instructor Megan Shaffer goes through a pre-flight check before taking a student up for a commercial multi-engine training flight at the airfield at Lewis University in Romeoville, Ill., on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. As airlines say they will need to hire thousands of new pilots over the coming decade to replace a group of people retiring and cover growing demand for air travel, Lewis University says airlines getting more creative in efforts to recruit students. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Help wanted in the cockpit: Airlines need to hire thousands of pilots over the next decade

October 30, 2019 at 9:53 a.m.

U.S. airlines have a retirement problem. When the airline industry struggled after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and during the recession, pilot jobs were scarce. American Airlines went 13...

A United Airlines Bombardier CRJ-550 regional jet at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Oct. 24, 2019. The new jet has room for 50 passengers, 10 in First Class, 20 in Economy Plus and 20 in Economy.

Welcome aboard United’s new regional jet, with fewer seats, extra space for luggage — and a snack bar in first class

October 24, 2019 at 4:23 p.m.

Regional flights usually mean cramped quarters and a race to board before all the overhead bin space is claimed, forcing stragglers to check bags at the gate. The experience on...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks with attendees during an INVEST South/West announcement at L.May Creations in the Austin neighborhood on Oct. 21, 2019 in Chicago.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces Invest South/West neighborhood plan with $10 million from BMO Harris Bank

March 18, 2021 at 3:25 p.m.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday announced an initiative meant to spur development in 10 neighborhoods on the city's South and West sides, helped by a $10 million contribution from...

Cockpit help wanted: Airlines need to hire thousands of pilots over the next decade

October 18, 2019 at 2:39 p.m.

U.S. airlines have a retirement problem. When the airline industry struggled after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and during the recession, pilot jobs were scarce. American Airlines went 13...

Former U.S. Attorney Dan Webb speaks to the media Aug. 23, 2019, after a status hearing concerning actor Jussie Smollett at the Leighton Criminal Court building in Chicago. Webb, who has been appointed a special prosecutor to look into the Smollett case, will represent Boeing in in cases related to the crash of a 737 Max in Indonesia.

Boeing taps former U.S. Attorney Dan Webb, special prosecutor in Smollett case, to defend it in 737 Max lawsuits

October 15, 2019 at 1:11 p.m.

Boeing has hired the special prosecutor appointed to look into the case against former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett to defend the company in cases related to a deadly crash involving...

Amazon is planning to open a new fulfillment center in southwest suburban Channahon, southwest of Joliet, that's expected to employ more than 500 people.

Amazon plans to hire 500 for new fulfillment center near Joliet

October 11, 2019 at 12:31 p.m.

Amazon is planning to open a new fulfillment center in southwest suburban Channahon that's expected to employ more than 500 people. Employees at the 1 million-square-foot warehouse will handle shipments...

Arielle Rausin es la fundadorade una compañía que utiliza tecnología de impresión 3D para fabricar los guantes que usan los atletas en silla de ruedas cuando compiten.

El invento clave de una mujer para correr el Maratón de Chicago

October 10, 2019 at 3:44 p.m.

Cuando era niña, Arielle Rausin tenía poco interés en los deportes, incluso antes del accidente automovilístico que la paralizó de la cintura para abajo a los 10 años. Recuerda haber...

Students Run Chicago was formed five years ago by runners wanting to introduce high schoolers to the mental and physical benefits of running.

Laura Michalek should have been in for a long, painful day when she ran her 1st marathon at age 15. Instead, she won.

October 10, 2019 at 9:50 a.m.

When Laura Michalek's friend suggested she run the Chicago Marathon just a few weeks before the race, she didn't think twice about saying yes. She was a high school sophomore...

Arielle Rausin, 26, practices at the National Training Center for Wheelchair Track at the University of Illinois in Champaign on Oct. 3, 2019, before competing in the Chicago Marathon.

How a U. of I. grad’s invention led to a growing business — and a key piece of gear she’ll rely on when racing the Chicago Marathon

October 9, 2019 at 2:38 p.m.

As a kid, Arielle Rausin had little interest in sports — even before the car accident that paralyzed her from the waist down at age 10. She remembers being forced...

Kenya's Rita Jeptoo celebrates winning the women's Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013. Jeptoo's time of 2:19:57 was the fastest since Paula Radcliffe's record-setting race in 2002.

Flashback: Runners in Chicago’s first marathon — in 1905 — dodged traffic and waited for a passing train and an open drawbridge

October 9, 2019 at 10:25 a.m.

At 2 p.m. on a fall afternoon, the crack of a gunshot at the Evanston Golf Club sent more than a dozen men running. They didn't intend to stop until...

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