When the Orbit Skate Center opened in 1972, it became a social center and iconic gathering place in Palatine. Times have changed and the rink will be closing on March 31. We take a look back at some ...

PALATINE, Ill. (WLS) -- At Orbit Skate Center Palatine, it seems like everything is in motion: from the disco ball, to the wheels on the countless roller skates, to the skaters themselves, ranging ...

PALATINE, Ill. (WLS) -- Roller skating enthusiasts from around the country gathered in Palatine Saturday to say goodbye to the Midwest's largest skating rink. Orbit Skate Center closed Saturday after ...

These Orbitwheel skates aren’t quite rollerblades, they aren’t quite skateboards and they aren’t quite a trip to the emergency room, but they’re pretty close to all three. They’re essentially wheels ...

The House Heads of Illinois will need a new jam. And the Jam Skaters of Wisconsin will need a new house. The R&B Skaters will look for a new rink to slow it down real nice. And the Striders, who ...

Roller skating is apparently enjoying a “trendy reemergence” and Orbit gum is there for it. As part of its confidence-boosting “Do What Makes You Ding” campaign, the gum brand said it has dropped a ...