The primary draws to southern Illinois are the outdoor recreation activities in Shawnee National Forest, including hiking, ...

Here’s an inside look at the the state’s successful push to boost tourism across its inspirational southernmost region.

I had no idea that southern Illinois looked like that.” A growing number of visitors are discovering downstate as a travel destination amid recent efforts to entice more people to visit its lush ...

Nestled within Shawnee National Forest’s Lake Glendale Recreation Area in southern Illinois, Oak Point Campground features ...

The Dyrt, a popular camping website and app, placed Oak Point Campground at Lake Glendale in Vienna, Illinois, at No. 9 in the Midwest Region on its 2025 Best Places to Camp Awards. The rankings ...

WOLF LAKE. Ill. — Standing on the edge of a 300-foot limestone bluff in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, Machaela Sweeney could thank the perfect words she typed into ChatGPT for bringing ...

Carol Hoffman, executive director of the Southernmost Illinois Tourism Bureau, said the primary draws to southern Illinois are the outdoor recreation activities in Shawnee National Forest, including ...

I’ve been to a lot of places, and this trail never ceases to amaze me. There’s something about Chicago’s unbeatable architecture and lakeside views that I’ve never found anywhere else. As this is a ...

Researchers will track 30 longnose suckers that were on their spring spawning run in a Door County creek to learn how to better protect them.

Find out the best stops along Route 66 on a Chicago to Los Angeles (or Los Angeles to Chicago) driving trip across the USA.