Rounding out the summer are concerts from the Edwardsville Municipal Band and the Edwardsville Symphony. The Municipal Band’s ...

Waite Park is one of the fastest growing communities both commercially and residentially over the past 30 years in Central ...

Tucked away in the northwest corner of Illinois, about 100 miles from Chicago’s hustle and wallet-draining lifestyle, sits Freeport – a city where your retirement dollars can perform gymnastic feats ...

Starved Rock not only has 13 miles of beautiful trails to explore among seasonal waterfalls, forests and 18 canyons, it also has spectacular views. If you're not in the mood for fishing, boating or ...

Illinois' Oak Ridge Campground reopens June 20 after a $8.45 million upgrade, including a new bridge and road improvements.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is offering free fishing days, and the Wildlife Prairie Park is using this ...

Three of Utah’s national parks are accessible from Moab ... like floating down the Owens River and rock climbing in the Alabama Hills. Chester is a small town in Illinois situated on a bluff above the ...

Illinois’ 290 state parks and 56 historic sites recorded more than 41 million visitors last year, following several significant capital projects to upgrade and improve many of the parks.

Two people fish on a beach at Illinois Beach State Park near one of 22 breakwaters which protect the shoreline from erosion. The state spent more than $70 million installing breakwaters at the ...

(WAND) — At the end of national tourism week, Governor JB Pritzker announced that over 41 million people visited Illinois state parks and historic sites in 2024. This is the highest attendance ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois state parks saw more visitors in 2024 than any point in the past 15 years, according to new data from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Illinois’ 290 ...