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Over the last few months, we've heard far more stories about things closing rather than opening here in Northern Illinois, especially entertainment and recreational spots.

The home of Siesta Key, voted the #1 beach in the USA (at least according to a sign they put up there), is the latest vacation destination at RFD.

The clock is ticking on this offer, as you only have until 1pm today to stop by Mrs. Fisher's.

Illinois' (and the Upper Midwest's) first dock-free bikeshare program will be making its official debut this weekend in the Forest City.

Y'know, I'll never forget my last ride on a roller coaster. Because that's what it was--my last ride on a roller coaster. I was in my early 20s, and despite having had a miserable experience on every previous roller coaster spin I'd taken, I thought that this time would be better, because a very pretty girl asked me ever-so-sweetly to ride with her. That was a big error on both our parts. Read Mor

When we get into late December and early January of any given year, many news outlets publish lists of new laws and regulations that go into effect at the beginning of the new year. What you don't often see are lists of the odd, archaic, or just plain weird old laws that are still around on the books throughout the state. Let's fix that.

Well, '‘Tis The Season' for new laws to be put in effect for the New Year.

One hundred years ago today, on July 24, 1915, the Eastland passenger ship listed to its side in the Chicago River between LaSalle Drive and Clark Street. More than 840 people died in the disaster. That's a higher number than the fatalities in the Titanic sinking...

Combine the breathtaking beauty of Anderson Japanese Gardens and the vast depth of skill of the Franchesco’s expert restaurateurs and you get: Fresco at the Gardens.

As a confessed gadget-geek, I thought this look at the future of interactive imaging was extremely cool. And, it doesn't look to be that far in the future, either. From CNET: There's virtual reality and augmented reality. Microsoft is imagining something similar, but not via a headset...