Chicago area men travel 93 miles to Starved Rock State Park for ice climbing Less than two hours from Chicago, there lies a hidden and frozen gem that draws adventure seekers from all over the ...

CBS News Chicago 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 ...

Starved Rock State Park, home to more than a dozen canyons, is a popular attraction that reportedly draws more than 2 million people annually.

7-year-old boy, mother fall at Starved Rock State Park, Utica fire officials say A spokesperson with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources said the child fell first, and his mom fell trying ...

Chester Weger, center, shows Sheriff Ray Eutsey, right, how he dragged the body of women into a cave at Starved Rock State Park near Ottawa, Ill., Nov. 17, 1960.

Suburban mother, child airlifted after fall at Starved Rock State Park The pair were conscious and stable, authorities said, but had fallen roughly 25-30 feet and a life flight was called to the scene ...

OTTAWA — The 86-year-old man known as the Starved Rock killer won’t get a new trial. On Wednesday, Chester Weger lost his bid to have his conviction overturned in the bludgeoning death of one ...

Starved Rock killer is dead, a week after losing bid to overturn 1961 conviction Chester Weger, 86, died Sunday in Missouri. He was freed from prison for good conduct in 2020 after spending more ...