1975: Turn-of-the-century themed Old Chicago amusement park/shopping center — the first enclosed one in the United States — opened in Bolingbrook. It went bankrupt and closed in March 1980. Amazon ...

Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio’s investigative correspondent, joins Bob Sirott to share what happened this week in Chicago history. Stories include the city’s official Ferris Bueller Day, the ...

Long Beach Township spent $1.1 million on a 1970's-era motel to give out-of-state lifeguards an affordable place to stay for ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 18, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important ...

Stricker's Grove, a privately-owned and old-fashioned theme park, is open to the public just four times a year. July 4 is one of them.

An Iowa amusement park’s former operator has agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of an 11-year-old boy who drowned on a water ride in 2021 An Iowa ...

Lake Park Blvd. in Carolina Beach, a site that's currently undergoing heavy development, had its origins in the old Sea Shore Amusement Park on the Carolina Beach Boardwalk, which closed in the ...