Six Flags Great America News

Shooting Injuries 3 Outside Chicago-Area Amusement Park

Three people were injured in a shooting outside a Chicago-area amusement park’s entrance that sent visitors scrambling for safety and prompted the park to close early, authorities said. Officers responded about 7:50 p.m. Sunday after 911 calls reporting shots fired …

Six Flags Park Settling Illinois Park Fingerprints Lawsuit for $36M

Six Flags Great America has settled a class-action lawsuit by agreeing to pay $36 million over the use of fingerprint scanners at its Illinois theme park. Pass holders and others who visited the Gurnee park between October 2013 and Dec. …

Illinois Court Upholds $1.5M Judgment for Six Flags Waterslide Injury

An Illinois appeals court has upheld a $1.5 million judgment against Six Flags Great America for a hand injury a woman suffered on a waterslide. In her lawsuit in Lake County Circuit Court, Shatoya Meeks claimed that while riding the …