state parks

If fall is your favorite season you are going to want to plan a few trips to these places in Illinois in late October.

When you think of beautiful and gorgeous state parks in Illinois this one doesn't usually come to mind.

Some state parks, recreation areas, and fish and wildlife areas will reopen in Illinois on May 1st under a modified stay-at-home order announced by Governor JB Pritzker Thursday.

The ban includes all activities at state parks, fish and wildlife areas, recreational areas and historic sites.

If you let it, the seemingly unending stream of Illinois' woes that you see every single day in the news can really get you down. All the talk about budget fights and impasses, high crime and violence rates, high taxes, and the fact that we lead the nation in people who want to leave their state can make you forget about some of the things we can be proud of.

Jim Anderson -- Illinois Radio Network Illinois’ state parks are being pitched on the basis of their economic benefit. Everyone is fighting in Springfield to hold onto state funding, and advocates for parks are making their case with dollar figures...