Six Flags Great America

Six Flags Great America is set to celebrate an electrifying lineup for the fall season, including an impressive addition of terrifying horror franchises during the park’s highly anticipated annual event.

A school bus driver issued a citation for failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash on Interstate 55 in Will County that involved two other school buses and left 10 children with minor injures.

Six Flags Great America in Gurnee is gearing up to welcome adrenaline junkies of all ages Saturday for the opening of the 2024 season, which will include the debut of Sky Striker, a new massive pendulum thrill attraction, later this spring.

Six Flags Great America and Hurricane Harbor Chicago, the Thrill Capital of the Midwest, are hiring over 3,000 seasonal employees for the 2024 season.

Cedar Fair and Six Flags are merging to create an expansive amusement park operator with operations spread across 17 U.S. states and three countries.

Special Olympics Illinois and Six Flags Great America hosted the 18th annual Coaster Challenge presented by Jewel-Osco on Sept. 16.

It is being touted as the tallest pendulum thrill ride in the Midwest.

After a multiyear drought, Six Flags Great America officials announced Wednesday the Gurnee park will have a new thrill ride next year.

No new roller coaster rides will greet visitors to Six Flags Great America, but they will see improvements in comfort and fan experience at the Gurnee amusement park when it opens for the 2023 season Saturday, officials said.

The mother of a 14-year-old boy accused of wearing blackface makeup and sending racist memes to unsuspecting visitors at Six Flags Great America earlier this month is apologizing to those offended, but says it was a misunderstanding and denies her son sent racist materials.

Six Flags Great America’s Yankee Harbor section – home to such favorites as BATMAN The Ride – has a new name, DC Universe, and will debut new features, park officials announced.