SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) invites the public to eagle-watching events across the state ...

Thanks to public transit systems and private tours, you can experience these national parks without having to drive.

The National Park Service app released just a couple of weeks ago, but it's already one of my favorite apps. If you're doing any travel in the United States, it is absolutely a must have.

Between the Leaves” gives us stories about the AIDS Garden, Promontory Point, Steelworkers Park and other spots and people.

You can also have a national-park experience for free another way, by visiting one of the 20 national parks that don’t charge an entrance fee ever. Come and go as you please without dropping a dime.

Starved Rock State Park offers one of the best winter hikes in Illinois, especially if you visit the Eagle Cliff Overlook ...

Pritzker described the upcoming budget as “challenging” but added that since taking office, he’s addressed a number of fiscal crises in Illinois. “We are doing the best that we can to try ...

Of the more than 400 national parks, 108 charge an entrance fee, according to nps.gov. The entrance fee waiver does not include user fees for activities such as camping, boat launches ...

(WIFR) - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources hosts First Day Hikes at Illinois state parks for people to start the new year outdoors. The public is invited to take a family-friendly ...

CHICAGO — There are close to 300 new Illinois or Chicago-area laws going into effect with the arrival of the new year, and they run the gamut from upping minimum wage and increasing pay ...

South Carolina fell on Tuesday to Illinois in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl by a final score ... by electing to play just one half of the Citrus Bowl. There were plenty of national reactions to everything ...

Starting on New Years Day, minimum wage in Illinois will reach $15 per hour. Tipped workers will also see a minimum wage increase, from $8.40 an hour to $9 an hour, thanks to a state law that says ...