The Daily Herald attempted to tackle the question posed in the headline, and sent reporter Lee Filas heading north up I-94 to Gurnee Friday to figure it out. And guess what? As Robb Alvey, creator of Theme Park Review -- a group of coaster nuts on a whirlwind amusement park tour -- told Filas, "It really depends on who you ask." more ›

When spring arrives, the empty field between Batman: The Ride and the Bugs Bunny National Park at Six Flags in Gurnee will become the new home of The Little Dipper, a 61-year-old roller coaster that survived the demise of Kiddieland last September. The process of transporting the wooden coaster to Six Flags Great America is being carried out behind closed doors, with mechanics like Andy Adams checking and replacing parts on the original coaster that was built for the Kiddieland amusement park in 1949. more ›

It might be filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy soon, but Six Flags says the company doesn't plan to lay off any of the more than 1,600 employees recently hired to work at its park in northern suburb Gurnee during the upcoming park season. more ›

A menu of my dinner tonight, by reillyandrew
• Thinking of ordering a "Choose Life" license plate? A federal appeals court ruled the state doesn't have to issue them.
• Two Englewood teens were shot dead thus putting the city past its 2007 murder total.
• The Sun-Times reported a net loss of $168.8 million during the third quarter of 2008 and it looks like more staff cuts are on the way.

The power generated by the turbine will be minimal since Gurnee's distance from Lake Michigan will prevent it from taking full advantage of those gentle lake breezes we here in the city so enjoy (especially in February). Still, it's more than most restaurants are doing, so we salute you Chipotle, maker of White People Food. more ›

Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan is suing Lester Cohn of Pure DV Productions in Gurnee for unsatisfactory work, and for holding footage of the artist hostage. Cohn was hired by Corgan to take video of the singer while on a solo tour between 2003 and 2005. Now Corgan claims that the parts of the recordings he's seen are unprofessional and substandard, and wants to abort mission. Per the Trib, more ›