How the air traffic control system works (graphic)
A plane's movement — from preflight checks made at the gate through landing at a destination airport — is closely coordinated by a series of air traffic controllers at the...
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A plan for downtown transit improvements (infographic)
Chicago's $150 million investment in three downtown projects aims to improve access, speed and reliability for all modes of transportation. Work will begin early next year on a Central Loop...
New Plan of Chicago illustrated: explore the drawing
On the first Sunday of last October, the Tribune launched this series — the new Plan of Chicago — with the conviction that solutions to the city's most intractable crises...
What happened in Herrin (map)
When: June 22, 1922 What: A nationwide coal miners strike had started in April. The owner of a strip mine near Herrin brought in nonunion workers and security to open...
Using a supercomputer to make a quieter jet engine (Infographic)
In an effort to curb noise pollution and design quieter jet engines, engineers at Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont are working with engine manufacturer General Electric, using high-performance computers to...
At U. of I. a 4700% rise in undergraduates from China
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has seen a more than 4,700 percent rise in undergraduates from China since 2003, the top country of origin for its students from abroad. The...
Game-changer: What’s involved in producing a two-page graphic?
It took a month to produce Friday's two-page graphic and accompanying timelapse video of United Center workers switching the stadium from Blackhawks hockey arena to home of the Chicago Bulls....
Game-changer: What’s involved in producing a two-page graphic?
It took a month to produce Friday's two-page graphic and accompanying timelapse video of United Center workers switching the stadium from Blackhawks hockey arena to home of the Chicago Bulls....
Turning a news story into a comic book presentation
I have thought a lot in recent years about how newspapers can do a better job of reaching young people, and when I became interested in writing about teen depression...