MARION, Ill. — When the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that Little Grassy Lake in Marion, Illinois, would be drained due to safety concerns, one of the first questions ...

MARION, Ill. — Southern Illinois' Little Grassy Lake has been drawn down 10 feet as of Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, IL-12, announced Wednesday. As a result, some boat ramps are inaccessible.

CJ Dugan, a producer at WGN, shows retired WGN-TV meteorologist Tom Skilling his reflector telescope at Dugan’s friend’s campsite at Little Grassy Lake Campground in Makanda on April 7, 2024 ...

CJ Dugan, a producer at WGN, shows retired WGN-TV meteorologist Tom Skilling his reflector telescope at Dugan's friend's campsite at Little Grassy Lake Campground in Makanda on April 7, 2024.

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - The Little Grassy Lake Campground and Marina has officially closed for good as of Sunday, November 24. The campground has been in operation for the past 15 years ...

MAKANDA, Ill. -- The Little Grassy Lake Campground & Marina announced its upcoming closure on Saturday. The campground took to Facebook to let residents know of the situation surrounding the space.

Earlier Sunday, a family camping on Little Grassy Lake, about 8 miles southeast of Carbondale, had seized the sunny morning to set up a reflector telescope that projected an image of the sun’s ...