Pam Smith, of Villa Park, sits on a carousel horse at Kiddieland, just she did as a little girl. The park was auctioning its rides today. (Chuck Berman/Chicago Tribune) | MORE PHOTOS Kiddieland, the ...

Ricchio's artwork, featuring his new Kiddieland print. WHERE: The Cobblestone Ltd., 415 Sixth St. WHEN: Now through June 30. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 to 3:30 ...

If you ever dreamed of turning your apartment into an amusement park, now's your chance. The rides at the shuttered Kiddieland amusement park are up for auction on November 24. The items up for bid ...

MELROSE PARK, Ill. (CBS) - Starting Wednesday, Chicago area residents will be buying bulk groceries, furniture and appliances on the site where they once enjoyed rides on the Little Dipper and the ...

Dave Novotny, maintenance director at Kiddieland Amusement Park in Melrose Park, hasn’t had a summer weekend off for 21 years. And though he has been offered other jobs, he refuses to leave, Novotny ...

I’m having the best time writing about my early memories of Birmingham. I’ve written about Joy Young, the Terminal Station, Parisian–even my early days at the Downtown YMCA. But as a child, the place ...

Some lost Minnesota places manage to stay alive in vivid memories decades after they’ve been torn down. That’s especially true for long-closed theme parks like Excelsior Amusement Park on the shore of ...

MELROSE PARK, Ill. (CBS) - The warehouse club retailer Costco has officially opened its new store in Melrose Park, on the former site of the Kiddieland amusement park. The River Forest Leaves ...