Illinois Beach State Park is a bit like someone took Big Marsh Park, Montrose Beach, and Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie and mashed them together like an early-2000s RJD2 banger. Located just ...

The 1.9-mile Virgil L Gilman and Central Loop in Aurora is another easy trail. Best of all, you may have it all to yourself ...

Trekking down the trails at Wildlife Prairie Park, visitors just might be greeted by a bison, wolf, owl or cougar tucked in the trees or roaming free. Located just 10 miles west of downtown Peoria ...

Two important discoveries were reported by the Department of Biology during the summer. On the Illinois prairies William C. Darrah, instructor in Biology, discovered "the most perfect plant fossil ...

The Rahr West Art Museum located at 610 N 8th St. in Manitowoc, WI has preserved the crash site where a 20-pound piece of ...