On June 21, 125 years to the day since that first ride, Navy Pier celebrates the invention's lasting legacy with free rides and performances as the wheel keeps spinning.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Navy Pier will be getting a new Ferris wheel in 2016. The new 196-foot wheel will fit into the space that will be vacated by the existing wheel that was installed in 1995.

Navy Pier plans to debut a bigger and more luxurious 196-foot Ferris wheel when the Chicago tourist attraction celebrates its 100th anniversary next summer.

A request issued for conceptual ideas means Festival Hall, historic buildings and beer gardens could get a once-in-a-generation overhaul ...

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.