Starved Rock State Park is getting a big-ticket trail overhaul right as hiking season ramps up. An $18 million construction ...

Dillinger ducked the authorities until 90 years ago this week. His Chicago whereabouts were given up by a woman desperate to ...

Trail improvements are underway at one of the state’s most stunning parks.

Over 14,000 years ago, the 18 sandstone canyons within the park were shaped by meltwater from glaciers. Today, these canyons are filled with small creeks, wildlife, and one of the park’s highlights: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three women embarked on a winter’s trek through Starved Rock State Park in Illinois on March 14, 1960. Shortly after lunch, on ...

Council Overhang is seen on an autumn morning at Starved Rock State Park, which was recently ranked among the best “great value” state park stays for 2025. EJ_Rodriquez Getty Images/iStockphoto Three ...

Less than two hours from Chicago, there lies a hidden and frozen gem that draws adventure seekers from all over the country. At Wildcat Canyon at Starved Rock State Park, frozen waterfalls are just ...

All of us who love nature were cheered by the news that Starved Rock State Park is getting $37.2 million in essential improvements. Crumbling trails are being reinforced with fresh crushed stone, the ...

A 7-year-old boy and his mother fell 25 to 30 feet into a canyon at Starved Rock State Park southwest of Chicago late Tuesday. The Utica, Illinois Fire Department said at 5:57 p.m., its first ...

LASALLE COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- A young child and his mother fell at Starved Rock State Park on Tuesday evening, Utica fire officials said. The Utica Fire Department and emergency medical services ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --A man was critically injured in a fall Saturday afternoon at Starved Rock State Park. Around 2:25 p.m., a 35-year-old man from the Waukegan area fell 80 to 100 feet while at the ...