The Burdick Street Mall, in downtown Kalamazoo, was the first pedestrian mall in the United States. Just 41 years later, it's just a memory of a once thriving downtown showplace.
If you've been thinking that your life would be a whole lot better if you were really good friends with a billionaire, take a look at this list of Illinois' billionaires and pick out your new best friend--assuming you could ever get past their security people.
Johnny Lang has finally put his memories and the special bond he shared with Elvis Presley for two years onto paper. The book is called 'My Army Days with Elvis: Friendship Football & Follies,' and it not only gives you a sneak peek into the man Elvis was but more importantly, the friend he was.