Recovery operations continued Wednesday for the body of a 14-year-old boy who drowned at Illinois Beach State Park at around 4 p.m. Tuesday, according to Beach Park Fire Chief Tom Stahl. It’s at least ...

I’ve begun to notice the days getting slightly shorter and kids scurrying around with their backpacks, some riding their bikes to school, others milking August for all it has left. I’m not sure where ...

The drowning of a 20-year-old at Illinois Beach State Park last week has reignited calls from area fire departments for state and federal support as they face increased water emergency calls after a ...

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 south ...

An extensive design-build effort has stabilized Illinois’ last remaining shoreline, which has faced even more damaging impacts of late thanks to storms and record high water levels on Lake Michigan.