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 ...

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 ...

Wildlife Prairie Park’s 180 animals and 1,800 acres of wilderness perfectly encapsulate the beauty of the midwest just ...

Illinois hosts the No. 11 Michigan State Spartans after Kasparas Jakucionis scored 24 points in Illinois' 83-78 win over the UCLA Bruins.

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 ...

Enough people are noticing in Illinois that some counties want to secede from the Land of Lincoln and join a state that isn’t ruled by public unions and their political yes-men. In November ...

One of the games they discussed this week is the Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Michigan State men's basketball game, which is scheduled to start at noon ET/11 a.m. CT on Sunday. Advertisement ...

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 ...

BEACH PARK, Ill. (CBS) -- Investigators late Monday were trying to figure out what sparked that engulfed a mobile home in Beach Park. The fire was burning around 2 p.m. in a unit in the Beach Park ...