This Oregon is firmly planted in Illinois, and Lowden State Park is its crown jewel ... Last but certainly not least, we have Matthiessen State Park, the geological wonderland that’ll make you feel ...

Matthiessen State Park: Nature’s own sculpture garden. These canyons and waterfalls are Illinois’ best-kept geological secret. Photo credit: Alistair Renshaw If you’ve ever wanted to feel like you’re ...

Northern Illinois offers a surprising range of skiing options ... features six miles of cross-country skiing trails. Matthiessen State Park offers ski rentals on weekends from December through March.

Five of the state’s 80 eagle nests sit along the Illinois River between Ottawa and Starved Rock State Park, comprising the largest population ... natural resources coordinator for Matthiessen and ...

The Capital Development Board (CDB) has unveiled plans for more than $60 million in investments to tackle deferred ...

According to Giant City State Park, a presentation on the illusive gray fox will be given on Saturday, February 22, from 2 to ...

Hiking can be romantic, if you ask us, and this incredible hiking trail in Illinois is the perfect couples' hike.

A closely divided Planning Board gave its approval Tuesday night to a site plan proposal that will create a half-acre pocket park at the corner of First and Old Falls streets, the site of the former ...

An exciting weekend of college basketball continues Sunday when No. 18 Illinois plays host to Ohio State in a marquee Big Ten matchup on CBS. This will mark the only scheduled meeting between the ...

No. 12 Michigan State plays host to No. 19 Illinois on CBS in a Sunday matchup of two of the top contenders to win the Big Ten. Michigan State entered the weekend as the lone team from the ...

ILLINOIS – The movement among Illinois counties to separate from Chicago and Cook County to form a new state continues to grow. Those for separating point to things like high taxes and a ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said he would block pardoned Capitol insurrectionists from serving in local government positions, citing a state law ordinance, according to a Thursday letter ...