Do you want to experience wilderness but are not the least bit interested in roughing it? Want to be under the stars and in a king-size bed. Here's your spot.
When you've lived in a state for your entire life, it's sometimes jarring to find out something about its history that you had absolutely no idea about.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) says to arrive early in the day and be alert for traffic delays and parking closures at Starved Rock and Matthiessen state parks this Labor Day weekend.