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 ...

Jubilee Park, a Carolina Beach amusement facility, operated for 25 years before closing in 2004. The park featured rides from the former Sea Shore Amusement Park, including a Ferris wheel ...

Action Park was a Vernon, N.J., amusement park open from May 1978 to September 1996 Courtesy of HBO Max Action Park was a New Jersey amusement park open from May 1978 to September 1996 The ...

Tinley Park will increase a sales tax and an amusement tax that largely falls on concertgoers, although the hikes won’t take effect until Jan. 1. The Village Board voted Tuesday to increase the ...

Today is Thursday, June 5, the 156th day of 2025. There are 209 days left in the year. Today in history: Advertisement Article continues below this ad On June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was ...

Dollywood earned the title of "favorite theme park" in the country for the third straight year in 2024. That’s according to the National Amusement Park Historical Association’s (NAPHA ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Some Portlanders are pushing back on Oaks Amusement Park’s plan to install a ride they worry would hinder the surrounding neighborhood and animal habitats. The City’s ...

the owner of an iconic Northwest Side Chicago newsstand will close its doors after 82 years. The newsstand is located at the corner of Northwest Highway and Oliphant Avenue in the Edison Park ...

SANDUSKY — One of the country’s first tilt roller coasters is gearing up to open at a popular Ohio amusement park. The Sandusky amusement park calls its new coaster the fastest, longest ...

The New York City banking giant has opened its second new Chicago branch so far this year. Citi to open first new Chicago branch in 10 years © 2025 American City ...

An 18-year-old cyclist has died after he struck an SUV near Chicago’s Millennium Park Monday morning. According to police, the teen was riding a bicycle eastbound on Randolph Street when he ...

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with ... connection with a deadly hit-and-run crash in Orland Park last month. Robert Barajar, 41, of Tinley Park, was ...