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The Air Force’s F-16 “Thunderbirds” May Have Broken Windows over Chicago

Last Friday at around 10:20 am, when the US Air Force’s Thunderbirds were carrying out their practice for Saturday's air show ...
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Thunderbirds 'clearly' caused sonic booms at Chicago Air and Water Show practice, expert says

An aeronautics professor says videos clearly show a sonic boom. But the U.S. Air Force has denied that any plane went ...
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Loud blasts during Air & Water Show practice shatter windows in three Lake View East buildings

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds put high speeds and glass-shattering force on full display during Friday's rehearsals for the ...

Chicago Air and Water Show 2025: List of aircrafts participating this weekend - from Squadron to KC-135

Chicago’s biggest free air and water spectacle, the Chicago Air & Water Show, is back on August 16 and 17, 2025, with a full ...

North Side windows shatter amid Air and Water show rehearsals

Residents at several buildings near Chicago’s lakefront got an unwelcome burst of fresh air on Friday after windows at or ...

Proud Air Force pilot's parents get first glimpse of their son in the air

Lake Forest native Capt. Tim Wilson's parents had never seen him fly his C17 Globemaster transport until the Chicago Air and ...

Chicago Air and Water Show hometown hero has spent career with OEMC

This year's Chicago Air and Water Show's hometown hero is a man who has spent his entire career helping people in emergencies ...
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Dignity Dash: Brave Space Alliance's 5K along Chicago's lakefront raises nearly $100,000

Even before jets got going for the last day of the Chicago Air and Water Show, there was a slower place along the lakefront, ...