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The Grove at Bloomingdale: What's Going Up Where Stratford Square Stood
The Grove at Bloomingdale is replacing Stratford Square mall. See the lake, restaurants, sports center and apartments planned for the site.
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Marimar Martinez has sued over the Brighton Park Border Patrol shooting
Marimar Martinez sued the U.S. over the 2025 Brighton Park Border Patrol shooting. Here's what the suit claims and what's still unresolved.
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Patrick Kane is back at the United Center, and the Hawks just got their first win
Patrick Kane returned to the United Center as a Blackhawk on Oct. 6, 2026, and Chicago won its first game of the season, 4-2 over St. Louis.
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Chicagoland's Dead Malls: Where We Used to Shop and What's There Now
Discover what happened to ten Chicagoland malls that closed between 1978 and 2026, and what's at those sites now.
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The Bears at Wrigley Field: Fifty Seasons Before Soldier Field
The Bears played home games at Wrigley Field from 1921 to 1970. Here's how they got there, the short end zone, the big games and why they left.
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Lincoln Mall in Matteson: What Happened
Lincoln Mall opened in 1973 with Carson's, Wards, Wieboldt's and JCPenney. Four decades later a judge ordered it closed for safety violations. The rise and fall of a south suburban mall.
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Old Chicago in Bolingbrook: The Indoor Amusement Park That Didn't Last
In 1975, Bolingbrook opened what was billed as the world's first indoor amusement park, with roller coasters under a dome and shops all around. Five years later, the rides were gone.
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The Rock 'n' Roll McDonald's: When a Burger Joint Was a River North Landmark
From 1983 to 2017, the McDonald's at Clark and Ontario was part museum, part tourist stop: '50s cars, jukeboxes and memorabilia. Its history, its rebuild, and what's there now.
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Bachelor's Grove Cemetery: How a Tiny Pioneer Graveyard Got Its Reputation
A one-acre cemetery from the 1840s in the Rubio Woods forest preserve near Midlothian became one of the most talked-about 'haunted' places in America. The real history, and how to visit respectfully.
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Resurrection Mary: The Ghost of Archer Avenue
Chicagoland's most famous ghost story: a young woman in a white dress, a ride from a dance hall on Archer Avenue, and a cemetery gate in Justice. Where the legend came from…
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Evergreen Plaza: Chicagoland's Early Mall
Evergreen Plaza opened in 1952 as an open-air shopping center on 95th Street, was enclosed in 1966, closed in 2013 and was torn down. Now it's an open-air center again. The full…
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Old Comiskey Park: The Baseball Palace of the World (1910–1990)
Old Comiskey Park hosted the first All-Star Game, the 1959 World Series, the exploding scoreboard and Disco Demolition. The history of the White Sox's home for 80 years, and where home plate…