And while the Whizzer, only 49 years old, is the oldest Chicago area roller coaster ... was torn down with the rest of Riverview after the iconic amusement park closed in 1967.

A former Canaryville Irish saloon on South Halsted Street is jam-packed with connections that reflect several significant ...

The nonprofit organization has been putting out the list of what it calls imminently threatened historic buildings and community assets since 2002, in hopes of saving them from demolition.

Lake St., in Stone Park, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said. A 21-year-old woman, who was a Chicago resident, was pronounced dead at that address in Stone Park, officials said.

The Chicago River never has to fear getting pinched on St. Patrick's Day as it is always bursting with the color green from ...

The COTALAND amusement park is set to have over 30 rides — thousands of new jobs are projected as the race track's owners continue to diversify their acreage with this project and others.

RIVERVIEW, Fla. — A Missing Child Alert issued for a 5-year-old boy out of Riverview who hadn't been seen in weeks has been canceled. Authorities say the child was found safe. According to the ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A Riverview boy who went missing in February was found safe on Thursday, officials said. Five-year-old Iilijah King went missing on Feb. 18, and the Florida Department of Law ...

CHICAGO — Not long after finishing up Wednesday’s Chicago Park District board meeting, Rosa Escareno announced her resignation. Escareno is the General Superintendent and CEO of the park district.

The long-lost sea dragon, a rare wooden carousel figure, returns to Middlebury's Quassy Amusement park 40 years after it was ...