One day, at Chicago’s Riverview Amusement Park, he overate. “I’d already swallowed that bayonet five times that day,” he recalled later. “You’re only supposed to do it a few times a ...

SEBASTIAN — Three veterans memorials here will remain in their current locations during a $3 million renovation of Riverview Park. It's the result of a public outcry against relocating the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 15-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend at a park on the West Side last week, Chicago police said Monday. The teen fatally ...

Eric Anderson, president of Quassy Amusement Park, said in a statement that they received almost 400 entries for the Name the Ride Contest. Get top local stories in Connecticut delivered to you ...

Allen "Al" Fasnacht, the owner of Funland amusement park in Rehoboth Beach, has died at the age of 96. Fasnacht was a beloved figure at the park, known for his kindness and dedication to creating ...

Chicago police said. Officers responded to the shooting in the West Rogers Park neighborhood's 6400-block of North Richmond Street around 2:45 a.m. Police said a 32-year-old man was arguing with ...

(Chicago Tribune) 1963: Dick Portillo, then 23 years old, opened the Dog House hot dog stand in Villa Park. The Portillo’s chain, which he sold in 2014 to private equity firm Berkshire Partners ...

For one, Storyland/Playland is in year three of a 30-year lease with the city, which has historically been in favor of keeping the amusement park running. Plus, the community still has a deep ...

Lake Compounce is widely-recognized as the oldest amusement park in the country, founded in 1846, and is known for its “Boulder Dash” wooden rollercoaster. Herschend, which bills itself as the ...

Santa’s Village Amusement & Water Park At Santa’s Village Amusement & Water Park outside of Chicago in East Dundee, active-duty military and veterans are free with a form of ID at the gate ...

Chicago police are investigating after a teenage girl was found beaten to death at a park earlier this week on the city's West Side. Police said the girl was found unresponsive just before 5 p.m ...

Officers on patrol in Portage Park overnight alerted the residents ... until finding a building with smoke coming out the roof, Chicago police said. The officers alerted the residents and helped ...