The rumble of bowling balls and the crack of toppling pins will go silent at Pickwick Bowl, as the beloved Burbank institution shuts its doors after more than 60 years to make way for town homes.

Longtime Burbank residents will remember Pickwick Gardens starting off as a swim park with horse stables across the street from it. But the pool and stables are long gone, replaced with banquet halls, ...

PARK RIDGE, Ill. (CBS) -- The iconic Pickwick Theatre in Park Ridge is set to close in January, but the owner hopes someone will step in to take over and reopen it. The art-deco movie palace has been ...

After months of announcements that an announcement would be forthcoming — yet did not, in fact, come forth — we now know. We know who’s taking over the lease at Park Ridge’s Pickwick Theatre. We know ...

PARK RIDGE, Ill. (WLS) -- Park Ridge's Pickwick Theatre has a new partnership that could bring concerts to the venue. The current owners are still working to finalize a deal with a new, permanent ...

The headlines last week broke sentimental moviegoers’ hearts, in Park Ridge and beyond. The Pickwick Theatre, the beating heart of the downtown area, was closing, with a farewell screening on Jan. 12, ...

PARK RIDGE, Ill. (WLS) -- A cinema treasure in the near northwest suburbs is getting ready to close its doors for good. The Pickwick Theater has been in the Park Ridge community for decades. Now, the ...

"One of my life's greatest tragedies," said George Orwell, "is to have already read Pickwick Papers. I can't go back and read it for the first time." The serialized novel of 1836 was one of the first ...