The park features campsites or the Starved Rock Lodge for less adventurous types. There’s also a nearby indoor waterpark for family fun and several museums and restaurants.

New York to San Francisco is a journey of approximately 3,200 miles (5,150 kilometres) by the most popular route and an ...

Chester Otto Weger was convicted of the murder of a Chicago woman at Starved Rock State Park in 1961. Weger maintained his initial confession for the murder came after threats. Weger spent nearly ...

CHICAGO — Despite his persistent claims of innocence, Chester Weger lived six decades in prison after confessing to the haunting 1960 Starved Rock State Park murders of three suburban Chicago ...

Starved Rock State Park features sandstone canyons and waterfalls. Rock Cut State Park, the largest state park in northern Illinois, is popular for mountain biking, fishing, and camping.

With popular destinations like Yellowstone and Zion hit hard by staffing cuts, nearby state parks offer beauty and majesty with far less uncertainty.

Starved Rock State Park in LaSalle County topped the list in 2024 with 2.4 million visitors coming to explore the canyons and waterfalls nestled in gorges along the Illinois River in north-central ...

Starved Rock State Park in LaSalle County topped the list in 2024 with 2.4 million visitors coming to explore the canyons and waterfalls nestled in gorges along the Illinois River in north-central ...

Millions flock to Illinois annually to visit many of its famed sites, spending their days in places like Wrigley Field, Millennium Park, and one of Chicago's many famous and underrated deep-dish pizza ...

After visiting all 50 states, I think Letchworth, Matthiessen, and Kodachrome Basin are some of the best lesser-known US state parks.

The teen fell about 20 to 30 feet to the bottom of LaSalle Canyon at Illinois' Starved Rock State Park, authorities said Getty A 14-year-old boy was airlifted after falling in a canyon in an ...