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.

Photographers have until Sept. 1 to submit their best photographs taken in the DuPage County forest preserves for a chance to ...

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 ...

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

Park Forest, Illinois, apartment complex residents have no AC with heat wave looming An Extreme Heat Watch has been issued for the Chicago area starting Saturday morning — and with the heat ...

Tim and Susan Imler are looking forward to showing off the work they’ve done on their 1915 home on Forest Park Boulevard.

Saturday was the 33rd annual Illumination Night at Forest Park. Neighbors decorated their porches, and a live band put on a show. This summer activity brings the community closer every year.

In this video, we visit the historic home of General U.S. Grant in Galena, Illinois. While metal detecting is not permitted at the site, we take you on a guided tour of the preserved residence ...

Police are investigating a shooting in Forest Park that prompted panic among large crowds gathered on Tuesday evening.