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.
1968 Ford Bullitt Mustang GT 390 Fastback Steve McQueen Movie Car. The 1968 Bullitt Mustang is an icon in the world of classic American cars and like Steve McQueen an icon of the movie industry. Its understated menace in its de-badged dark highland green metallic livery had the audience on the edge of their seats in the film Bullitt.