Six Flags Great America launches new season with X-Flight

As they zoom along on the Gurnee park's newest coaster, riders dangle their legs from seats outside the track. "It's like a feeling of flying on the edge of a plane," a spokeswoman says.

• Johnny Depp deliver lots of campy fun in 'Dark Shadows'

  ROGER EBERT: But ultimately director Tim Burton's bloodless vampire story lies inert in its archly crafted coffin.

• TV role as Elizabeth Taylor a do-or-die job for Lindsay Lohan

  BILL ZWECKER: Determined not to flop, Lindsay Lohan is screening Elizabeth Taylor’s movies, watching her interviews and even reaching out to the screen legend’s ex-husbands.

• Andrew Bird, Maps & Atlases tap into new creative inspirations

  THOMAS CONNER: The two acts, both playing in Chicago this weekend, are having more fun by listening to the band’s natural flow.