THOSE OPPORTUNITY COSTS. The final story on tonight's NBC Nightly News lamented the impending closure of the Melrose Park Kiddieland.

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The reportage makes it clear: the offer a developer made for seventeen acres not too far from several major rail terminals and O'Hare was enough to overcome any sentimentality from the owners. The park's last weekend of operation will be September 26-27, with a by-invitation closing ceremony October 4.