How far is Starved Rock from Chicago? The park is approximately 98 miles away, or a drive of about 2 hours and 5 minutes. When does Starved Rock open and close? Starved Rock trails are open from 7 ...

If you think northern Illinois is all flat farmland, step into Starved Rock and Matthiessen state parks. These parks in the Illinois River Valley feature deep, glacier-cut canyons with seasonal ...

The lodge in which the three women were staying at Starved Rock State Park is seen March 16, 1960. A double-exposure photo shows Frances Murphy, left, and Mildred Lindquist, in dark clothing.

Between the Vermilion and Illinois rivers, 100 miles southwest of Chicago, is the glacier-born wilderness of caves, forests and canyons called Starved Rock State Park. There, according to Indian ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Chester Weger, then 21, is pictured during a re-enactment of the murders in Starved Rock State Park’s St Louis Canyon. AP Share The man convicted in the ...

LASALLE COUNTY, Illinois -- As Starved Rock State Park heads into one of its busiest months of the season, employees are begging the sea of visitors to stay away. As President of the Starved Rock ...

“I was innocent. I wanna be vacated.” In 1960, before Weger’s attorney Hale was even born, the Starved Rock murders were a major news event in the Chicago area. In March of that ...

AP Share Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow says he believes the original confession of convicted “Starved Rock killer” Chester Weger in the bludgeoning deaths of three women from ...

The incident happened Tuesday night at Starved Rock State Park's French Canyon located in LaSalle County. Rescue crews from the Utica Fire Department and EMS responded to the area around 6 p.m ...

An Illinois man died Saturday afternoon from a fall at a canyon at Starved Rock State Park in northwest Illinois, according to officials. The fatal fall occurred about 4:30 p.m. at Illinois Canyon ...

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 ...