LaSalle Canyon in Starved Rock State Park near Oglesby, Illinois, is the kind of place that makes you question whether you’re still in the Prairie State or if you’ve somehow teleported to some ...

A wildfire that destroyed a historic Grand Canyon lodge is continuing to spread out of control after it had been allowed to ...

That’s Shawnee National Forest for you—a sprawling 289,000-acre paradise tucked away in southern Illinois near Herod that somehow remains one of America’s most underrated natural wonders.

The Siskiyou Smokejumper Base near Cave Junction has free tours led by former wildfire fighters who share firsthand accounts of parachuting into remote wildfires.

Pope County, Illinois — Dressed in his trademark blue denim overalls, former coal miner Sam Stearns recently took me to a ...

Wake Forest seeks community feedback on new park plans at an open house focused on the Ailey Young House, a significant local African American historic resource.

Residents at Autumn Ridge apartments in Park Forest, Illinois entered their day without air conditioning amid an Extreme Heat Warning in Cook County.

The types of things featured on totems are elaborate and varied. Sometimes they’re random; other times they’re calculated and thoughtful, but all of them show the spirit and creativity of ...