Six Flags Great America in Gurnee will host a giant party this weekend as the popular theme park celebrates the big 5-0. The ...

Great America has lived to see the beginning and end of several eras of theme parks since opening its gates in Lake County 50 years ago.

Six Flags Great America in Gurnee is marking 50 years of thrills, memories and tradition.

Great America has lived to see the beginning and end of several eras of theme parks since opening its gates in Lake County 50 years ago.

Six Flags Great America in Gurnee opened for the season April 25 but the date of the park’s debut 50 years ago as Marriott’s Great America was marked Friday with fanfare and special attractions ...

Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio’s investigative correspondent, joins Bob Sirott to share what happened this week in Chicago history ...

A storied part of Six Flags Great America’s history is soaring back to life. The suburban Gurnee amusement park announced its massive dual-track wooden coaster, American Eagle, will race for the first ...

Six Flags Great America is now officially open for the 2026 season, and the park quietly made a big change to one of its policies. The park, in suburban Gurnee, has a number of policies and codes of ...

CHICAGO -- Famed amusement park company Six Flags Entertainment Corporation has announced plans to sell seven parks across North America. In a Thursday press release, Six Flags announced an agreement ...

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