From WLS-TV: The U.S. Supreme Court last year ruled in favor of the thousands of African-Americans who took the Chicago Fire Department's entrance exam in 1995 and claimed the test was unfair.

Now, as part of settlement in the lawsuit, the fire department has invited nearly a 1,000 candidates from the 1995 exam to begin the process of becoming Chicago firefighters.

The first 111 candidates to pass the department's physical abilities requirements, drug tests, background checks and medical exams will get jobs with the Chicago Fire Department. Those who do not get fire department jobs could still get money as part of the settlement.

The Chicago Fire Department's age limit for new hires is 38 years old, but that will not apply to the 111 candidates who will ultimately be hired.