A hotel that closes Tuesday. An hour north of Chicago, the Illinois Beach Hotel is an alluring location for a wedding. Allison and EJ Bertke planned to say their I-dos there before 200 guests.

The resort has installed benches overlooking a beach and the lake. Reservations are needed in summer, he said. The park’s north unit also has a place to fish, called Sand Lake.

The area south of Beach Road was dedicated in 1964 as the first Illinois nature preserve. And at the northern end of the park is a 1,500-slip marina with a boat launch and charter boats, Feffer said.

My family and I recently spent a couple of days at the resort, which literally sits on the beach within the 4,160 acres of Illinois Beach State Park. The resort, built in 1958 and renovated in ...

Chicago Hotel Location: Beach, Lake Sightseeing & Points of Interest Illinois Beach State Park (mile) Nearby Airports Chicago Executive (21 miles southwest) O'Hare Intl (31.25 miles south) Gen ...

Dive teams were searching Tuesday afternoon for a teenage boy in the water off Illinois Beach State Park. The Lake County, Illinois Sheriff's office said it launched its boat, as well as numerous ...

After a multiday search, the missing teen was recovered in the general area of the north beach at about 7:30 a.m. Friday. The coroner’s office on Saturday identified him as Kyle Williams, 14.

Illinois Beach Resort & Conf. Center Meeting Rooms & Events Meeting Capacity: 9 meeting rooms holding 937 people Meeting Space: 10,293 sq ft Largest Meeting Room Capacity: 300 people ...

Meeting Capacity: 9 meeting rooms holding 937 people Meeting Space: 10,293 sq ft Largest Meeting Room Capacity: 300 people Business Services Illinois Beach Resort & Conf. Center Business Services ...