Florida tightrope walker practicing for next stunt

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — A member of a famed acrobat family has kicked off his three-week practice schedule in preparation for his next televised tightrope walk in Chicago.

The Sarasota Herald Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1uGX23n) on Nov. 2, Nik Wallenda will walk from one of two Marina Towers buildings in downtown Chicago, then travel more than two city blocks across the Chicago River on an uphill 15-degree angle to the Leo Burnett Building.