Six Flags Great America closes for the 2025 season as another Six Flags park shuts down for good

While Six Flags Great America in Gurnee will open again for a new season in 2026, another Six Flags theme park with a similar ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Body pulled from Lake Michigan at Belmont Harbor

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WGN-TV

Chicago food pantries see surge in needs as government shutdown cuts benefits

CHICAGO — People who rely on food assistance, and pantries that provide meals to those less fortunate, are dealing with the negative affects of the government shutdown. Food pantries like Care for ...
Sun Sentinel

Activist investor group that includes Travis Kelce aims to revive struggling Six Flags

An group that includes activist investor Jana Partners and NFL player Travis Kelce says it has accumulated one of the largest ownership stakes in Six Flags Entertainment and intends to press the ...
The Business Journals

Travis Kelce joins activist investor group in bid to shake up Six Flags Entertainment

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Chicago Tribune

Videos of ‘targeted’ immigration raids in Carpentersville circulate online, including activity near Village Hall

Catalin Spatar didn’t take much notice of the black SUVs driving along Caddy Avenue in Carpentersville on Wednesday morning as he and his construction crew worked on installing fiber optic ...
San Antonio Express-News

'San Antonio is full': Massive crowds at Six Flags Fiesta Texas raise eyebrows

Every year, Fright Fest returns to Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio with new haunts, scare actors and more — but the spookiest thing may be the crowds. It seems like visitors may have hit a peak ...
Star Tribune

Family warns against urban exploring after woman falls six stories in Minneapolis grain elevator

A 19-year-old urban explorer fell six stories through an old grain elevator in north Minneapolis and cracked her head on a cement slab. Her friends called the police. EMS rushed her to the hospital, ...
The Business Journals

Chicago breaks into top 10 for startup funding as AI fuels investment surge

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Chicago has emerged as a top 10 ...
Yahoo! Sports

Canadiens: Original Six Showdown In Chicago

The Montreal Canadiens will spend their first Saturday night in the madhouse on Madison, taking on the Chicago Blackhawks. Just like the Habs, the Hawks have played two away games this season, but ...
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Chicago protests surge as federal judge weighs National Guard block

Hundreds protested in Chicago as a federal judge considers halting Trump’s troop deployment. ‘Something dramatic has happened': Robert Reich says U.S. is finally seeing Trump's true impact FBI, LAPD ...