Navy Pier's Ferris wheel reaches 1 million rides

Less than one year after it opened, the Ferris wheel at Navy Pier hit a major milestone on Thursday: 1 million rides.

The 196-foot-tall year-round attraction, called the Centennial Wheel in honor of Navy Pier's 100th anniversary in 2016, opened to the public on May 27 last year, replacing the Ferris...