CHICAGO (WLS) -- Navy Pier is closed Tuesday and Wednesday for the construction of Chicago's new Ferris wheel. Crews worked in bitter cold Tuesday, putting up three of the six columns that will anchor ...

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One of the first things you might notice when you arrive to the south side of Brookfield Zoo Chicago is the sheer size of a new Ferris wheel. But it’s the view from the top — 110 feet off the ground — ...

CHICAGO (AP) - The Ferris wheel at Chicago's Navy Pier has taken its last spin before getting replaced with one that's nearly 50 feet taller. The wheel installed in 1995 had its final go-around Sunday ...

Two girls suffered injuries when they fell at least 20 feet from a Ferris wheel at a Louisiana festival on Saturday.