A pair of world records are in jeopardy this week as members of Skydive Chicago attempt to set new marks in vertical and traditional formation skydiving. Skydive Chicago has arranged for 450 skydivers ...

OTTAWA, Ill. — Jumping from a plane, not ideal right? Well, the divers at Skydive Chicago would tell you it’s an experience everyone needs to have. The skydivers met last week for the first time in ...

Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman and centenarian who recently set a world record for being the oldest person ever to participate in a tandem skydive, has passed away just a week after her ...

Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane, has died. Hoffner’s close friend, ...

Rook Nelson is the co-director and owner of SkyDive Chicago and has been skydiving since he was 4 Since then, he's been inducted into the International Skydiving Hall of Fame and has completed more ...

Hundreds of skydivers who took to the skies over LaSalle County this week proclaimed victory by setting a world record. After five days of challenging weather conditions, 174 athletes broke the ...

Melissa Nelson, Marketing Director for Skydive Chicago, tells John about what Skydive Chicago is, why Ottawa is a perfect area to experience skydiving, and the skydiving records they are going to try ...

OTTAWA, Ill. -- It's never too late to skydive! Dorothy Hoffner, 104, jumped out of a plane on Sunday afternoon in Ottawa, Illinois, and landed to a cheering crowd.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OTTAWA, Ill. (WGN) — Over 450 of the ...

Rook Nelson completed his first jump more than 40 years ago and was recently inducted into the International Skydiving Hall of Fame Rook Nelson is the co-director and owner of SkyDive Chicago and has ...