The song was part of the club’s discussion of the picture book Mr. Ferris and His Wheel by Kathryn Gibbs Davis, which is set during the 1893 world’s fair in Chicago. “There [are] moments where ...

From Switzerland’s Basel Christmas Market to Denmark’s Christmas in Tivoli to New York’s Winter Village, here are some of the ...

[5] A Frenchman, Antonio Manguino, introduced the idea to America in 1848, when he constructed a wooden pleasure wheel to attract visitors to his start-up fair in Walton Spring, Georgia. The original ...

Police investigate the scene of a shooting at Navy Pier in Chicago, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. The suspect was fired on Oct. 14 ...

The first phase of the development will include an outdoor plaza that will be home to the Ferris wheel, a nod to Northsider ... ride for the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. It also includes ...

In today’s newsletter, we’re unpacking the breaking news that Chicago’s new Board of Education president, the Rev. Mitchell ...

Blue Island officials are considering a proposal to convert the long-vacant site of a former landfill into a venue for hosting a Cook County Fair ... Mirkovic said a Ferris wheel might require ...

the North Side resident who dreamed up the Ferris wheel for the 1893 Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition — popularly known as the Chicago World’s Fair. Other attractions include a public riverfront ...