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New rollercoaster for Six Flags in 2012
Tribune reporterSix Flags Great America will open a new rollercoaster for its 2012 season, park officials said this morning. The new wing-style rollercoaster, X-Flight, will feature suspended seats, a 12-story initial plunge, 3,000 feet of drops, and five inversions,...Tags: Facebook, Labor Day, Six Flags Inc., Amusement and Theme Parks, Superman (fictional character)
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Six Flags America to launch 'Apocalypse' in 2012
Six Flags America is envisioning 2012 as the end of the world and wants visitors to take that last ride aboard a new roller coaster.
The Apocalypse, a thrilling coaster that will drop riders 90 feet, is set to open at the Maryland theme park on May 25....Tags: Maryland, Superman (fictional character), San Antonio, Mexico City, Massachusetts
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Six Flags, 50 years later
Somewhere between Skull Island and the Crazy Horse Saloon, I lost her. There I was in the blistering sun of a Texas summer, a 7-year-old in rumpled shorts and a pixie haircut, suddenly missing a sister 12 years my senior.
I remember feeling afraid, but I...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Georgia, Maryland, Hotels and Accommodations, Disneyland Park
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ComEd: Service restored to 502,000
Tribune reportersCommonwealth Edison Co. reported substantial progress in restoring power lost in Monday's storms but that still left hundreds of thousands without electricity in sweltering heat. The utility warned it could take days to get everyone back on line. A...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Human Interest, Career and Workplace, Entertainment, Radio
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Chicago-area soldier dies in Saudi Arabia
Special to the TribuneAs they awaited more details about how he died, relatives of a soldier from Winthrop Harbor remembered him Thursday as a fun-loving family man who was dedicated to the Army. Sgt. 1st Class David G. Robinson, a 28-year-old father of two, died Tuesday in...Tags: Saudi Arabia, U.S. Army, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Our Halloween 'how' guide
Tribune reporterHere's our quick Halloween “how” guide. First up, how did a holiday that takes its name from a Catholic holy day — All Hallows' Eve, the eve of All Saints' Day — become the day to dress up in costume and ask for candy, tell...Tags: Religious Festivals, Pumpkin, House of Blues Chicago, Music Theater, Halloween
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Six Flags ‘Fright Fest’ kicks off with cockroach eating on Friday
TribLocal - Gurnee » NewsThe food at a Six Flags Great America eating contest will likely be wriggling and looking back at contestants as the cockroach eating contest gets …... -
Weekend getaways: A guide to suburban B&Bs, historic hotels
TribLocal - EvanstonCrisp autumn temperatures and colorful fall foliage create an idyllic setting no matter where you travel. So why waste valuable time and money traveling to …... -
DUI in a school parking lot, and more: Gurnee blotter, Aug. 3
TribLocal - Gurnee » NewsDUI A Gurnee man was arrested Aug. 1 in the Warren Township High School parking lot on O’Plaine Road and charged with two counts of …... -
Six Flags searches for blood-curdling screamers, lesion-faced ghouls, singers with vampiric tendencies
TribLocal - Libertyville » NewsA zombie waited in line for measurements. Blood-curdling screams erupted from behind a partition wall. Other than that, a recent round of hiring at Six …... -
Cannabis possession, fraud and more: Gurnee blotter, Aug. 26
TribLocal - Gurnee » NewsPossession of cannabis A Madison, Wis., woman was cited for possession of cannabis at Six Flags Great America theme park on Aug. 22. She was …... -
Blotter: Wendy’s worker assaults patron who complained, burglary and more
TribLocal - Gurnee » NewsBattery A 19-year-old Wendy’s employee was charged Aug. 27 with assault and unlawful consumption of alcohol. Police said she lunged at a customer who complained …...
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