For a day or a weekend, these 12 pour on the fun. Make a splash and cool down at these top Chicago area outdoor water parks. Forget indoor pools with fluorescent lights and chlorinated air. With sunshine, high temps and long summer days, it's time to splash around at some of the Chicago area's best outdoor water parks.
Bud Ekins, 77; stuntman did famous motorcycle jump in 'The Great Escape'. October 10, 2007|Dennis McLellan | Times Staff Writer. Bud Ekins, a pioneering champion off-road motorcyclist and a veteran stuntman who doubled for Steve McQueen on the famous motorcycle jump in The Great Escape, has died.
A motorcycle accident left Riley Martin, without the use of both legs, but the 21-year-hasnât lost his daredevil spirit.He confirmed that last weekend when he decided to go bungee jumping off of a 170-foot high bridge in Whistler, British Columbia -- in his wheelchair. motorcycle accident left Riley Martin, without the use of both legs, but the 21-year-hasnât lost his daredevil spirit.