Plane makes emergency landing near Chicago due to cockpit smoke

CHICAGO, May 1 (Xinhua) -- A plane taking off from Chicago's O' Hare International Airport made an emergency landing at nearby DuPage County Airport due to smoke in the cockpit Monday morning.

The plane landed safely and no one was hurt, West Chicago police said.

The America Eagle Flight 2936 bound for Cedar Rapids, Iowa, carries 50 passengers, one infant and three crew members.

According to Marissa Snow, a spokeswoman for SkyWest Airlines, there was no fire, only smoke in the cockpit.

The twin-engine CRJ-200 jetliner flew only 37 miles before it had to make the emergency landing. Mechanics are investigating into the incident.