By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor We’re in the last full month of fall folks. But before we fully say farewell to October, let’s take the time to look at the results of our weekly polls from the spookiest month of the year. First off, we asked readers where they choose to read their copies of The Nor...

The late George Ferris, a former Northsider, invented the Ferris wheel for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago. Now, Pete and Jeff Geissler are bringing his name back into the limelight. By Lucia Shen Photo: Jeff and Pete Geissler, authors of a new book about the late George Ferris. ...