With unseasonably warm temperatures blanketing the Chicago area this week, many may be wondering when they can start to head outside for some thrills at one of the Midwest's premier amusement parks.

GURNEE, Ill. - Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, is debuting on Thursday, June 13 the Midwest’s tallest pendulum thrill ride, Sky Striker. The Sky Striker is a massive 17-story pendulum ...

Some amusement park aficionados are roller-coaster lovers. Others are more into the "intense feeling of weightlessness at an astounding 172 feet in the air." If you're in the second category, you're ...

Six Flags Great America in suburban Gurnee in has officially unveiled a massive new ride -- and it clocks in as the Midwest's "tallest pendulum thrill ride," according to the theme park. The ride, ...

MORNING AT 9:00 ON UPFRONT RIGHT HERE ON WISN 12. TODAY SIX FLAGS GREAT AMERICA ANNOUNCED THAT THE NEW ROLLER COASTER COMING NEXT YEAR IS CALLED SKY STRIKERS. A MASSIVE RIDE THAT SWINGS RIDERS 172FT ...