As summer days get shorter and school supplies are added to the shopping list, we know Chicago prepares to enter a new season — fall. But before these hot, humid days are gone for good, let’s step ...

Artists honor Chicago's historic Riverview Amusement Park during COVID-19 pandemic One graffiti artist has found a unique way to honor Chicago's historic Riverview Park, recreating the amusement ...

Kori Rumore, a journalist at The Chicago Tribune, joins John Landecker on the program to talk about retired amusement parks throughout the Chicago area and the evolution of “Little Orphan Annie.” ...

Ask any Chicagoan who was lucky enough to be there, and they’ll tell you all about the joys of Riverview Park, the former amusement park at the corner of Belmont and Western. The park opened in 1904 ...

That Chicago known for industrial meatpacking, blustering politicians, a massively destructive Great Fire, and "Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads and Freight Handler to the Nation," ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio’s investigative ...

When Old Chicago opened in Bolingbrook, Illinois back in 1975, it was billed as the country’s first indoor amusement park. Thousands of visitors showed up on opening day to see what the 345,000 square ...

Six Flags has hung a For Sale sign out in front of two parks in the Washington, D.C. area and is looking to sell more of the 42 locations in the North American amusement park chain following an $8 ...

All across the U.S., there are amusement parks that let you in for free — no tickets necessary just to walk through the gates. That means you can take in the sights, enjoy the fun atmosphere and only ...