Chester Weger, 86, was paroled in 2020 for good behavior in prison but his conviction wasn’t overturned at the time. He had ...

There will be no new trial for the man known as the "Starved Rock Killer," convicted in the death of a woman in the Illinois state park in 1960.

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He also confessed to killing Oetting’s two companions, Frances Murphy and Mildred Lindquist, at Starved Rock State Park Near Utica, saying he intended to rob them. Weger later recanted the ...

The waterfall in Starved Rock State Park's French Canyon dries up in the summer and fall. Chelsey Lewis/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Starved Rock State Park is home to 14 waterfalls in 18 canyons.

Michael Flores has been through a tangle with asbestos, and he ran into a loophole in state policy that could leave anyone ...

The Illinois River stretches out below Starved Rock at Starved Rock State Park, Oglesby, Ill.; Sept. 13, 2019. Steve Stephens/Columbus Dispatch Hikers take in a view of a lock and dam along the ...

LaSALLE COUNTY (25News Now) - Starved Rock State Park is closed to further traffic early Monday afternoon. The park is closed to additional traffic as of 1:30 p.m. until parking spots are freed up - ...