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United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz, in an effort to reassure passengers, vowed to be aboard the airline's first flight on a Boeing 737 Max once regulators agree to let the aircraft begin flying again.

Once the Boeing 737 Max is cleared to fly again, United CEO Oscar Munoz vows to be on his airline’s first Max flight

May 22, 2019 at 5:04 p.m.

United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz, in an effort to assure passengers, vowed to be aboard the airline's first flight on a Boeing 737 Max once regulators agree to let the...

Firefighters examine wreckage near a mobile home park after the crash of Flight 191 near O'Hare International Airport on May 25, 1979. An old aircraft hangar was destroyed, along with a mobile home and several cars.

40 years ago, America’s deadliest plane crash killed 273 people at O’Hare and changed air travel forever

March 22, 2020 at 2:33 a.m.

As 258 passengers filed on to American Airlines Flight 191 at O'Hare International Airport the Friday before Memorial Day in 1979, nothing suggested that they would never reach Los Angeles....

In this March 13, 2019, photo, workers walk past a Boeing 737 Max 8 airplane being built at Boeing Co.'s Renton Assembly Plant in Renton, Wash.

Boeing’s working to get the 737 Max back in the air — but 1 in 5 travelers say they would never fly on it

May 8, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

In the wake of two deadly crashes, Boeing has said it's making progress on efforts to get its grounded 737 Max aircraft approved to fly again. The next challenge: convincing...

Alison Donnelly, of Elmhurst, shops at the new Oakbrook Center Lands' End clothing store April 18, 2019, in Oak Brook.

Lands’ End severing its links with Sears: ‘We’re not in their long-term plans, and they’re not in ours’

May 6, 2019 at 3:48 p.m.

Lands' End is back at Oakbrook Center mall — this time, outside the shadow of Sears. The Dodgeville, Wis.-based casual clothing retailer had a shop inside the Sears, its former...

People protest with photos of Boeing 737 Max crash victims on April 29, 2019, outside the company's annual shareholder meeting at the Field Museum in Chicago.

At Chicago shareholders meeting, Boeing CEO defends safety work on 737 Max

May 1, 2019 at 1:48 a.m.

As protesters gathered outside Boeing's annual meeting in the wake of a pair of deadly crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft, CEO Dennis Muilenburg defended the company's safety record to...

Customers browse apparel at a renovated Sears store at Oakbrook Center in October. The store is scheduled to close on April 28, 2019.

Sears is closing a remodeled store less than 7 months after its reopening. What went wrong at Oakbrook Center?

April 26, 2019 at 1:28 p.m.

Sears' return to Oakbrook Center last fall was a rare spark of good news for a company teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. Though the store was significantly smaller than...

United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz unveils a new plane design, April 24, 2019 at O'Hare International Airport.

After nearly a decade, United is giving its planes a makeover. Here’s the new look.

April 25, 2019 at 3:56 p.m.

United Airlines is giving its aircraft a makeover for the first time in nearly a decade. Chicago-based United teased the announcement with a video on Twitter Tuesday night, showing workers...

Space between seats on airlines has steadily been reduced over the years. So has the ability to recline.

Airline seat adjustments mean the decline of the recline: Fewer options for lying back during a flight

April 24, 2019 at 7:03 a.m.

When you're settling in for a long flight, every inch counts — including the ones you can lose when the passenger in front of you reclines their seat. American Airlines,...

Sears hoping DieHard can power sales of everything from garden tools to camping gear

April 19, 2019 at 12:11 p.m.

Sears has boasted its DieHard batteries can start a car after being baked in an oven, frozen in ice, shot with a rifle or stranded for months on a frozen...

Edward Lampert and his hedge fund have been sued by Sears Holdings Corp., which asserts that they wrongly siphoned $2 billion in assets from the retailer.

Sears sues former CEO Edward Lampert, claiming he stripped $2 billion in assets as it headed to bankruptcy

August 18, 2019 at 2:54 p.m.

Sears Holdings Corp. has filed a lawsuit against its former chairman and CEO, Edward Lampert, and his hedge fund, claiming they wrongly siphoned $2 billion in assets from the company...

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