O'HARE — The eighth annual O'Hare Airport Plane Pull will pit teams of 20 against a more-than-90-ton aircraft, with the proceeds benefiting the Special Olympics.
Teams of 20 can compete for prizes and bragging rights from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 10, organizers said.
Teams must raise $1,000 — $50 per person — to compete in one of three divisions: the Open Division, for companies, schools and families, the Public Safety Division, for law enforcement, firefighters and military, or the Hotel Division, for hotel workers.
Heather Cherone shares details on how you can pull a jet for charity.
Each team has to pull the 180,000-pound Airbus 300 a length of 12 feet, with the team with the fastest time moving on to vie for for the title of Grand Champion.
The event has raised $690,500 since 2008, the first year the event took place.
For more information, email snash@soill.org or call 309-888-2551.
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