Shabbona Lake State Park has a new archery hunting area this year, 32 acres in the southwest corner for physically handicapped hunters. According to site superintendent Sheldon Rueff, the area was ...

Average anglers at Lake Shabbona have been stirred by the addition of an eighth rockpile to the lake’s fishing structure.State park concessionaire Denny Sands said one fisherman last week caught ...

The concessions at Shabbona Lake are back in business under new owners, ... 824-2581, web link (shabbonalake.com) and Facebook (Shabbona Lake State Park Concessionaire) stay the same.

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation of Kansas says an 1829 treaty it signed with the U.S. government still is valid, and 1,280 acres in and around Shabbona Lake State Park are rightfully theirs.

SHABBONA, Ill. — I was impressed by a guy hand-augering Sunday at Shabbona Lake State Park. Mind you, he was doing it through a foot of ice with snow on top.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Friday authorizing the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to hand over to the tribe the ownership title to Shabbona Lake State Park, a 1,500-acre tract in ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker's revised stay-at-home order includes the reopening of some state parks. WHEN: Parks will be open from sun up to sundown. WHAT'S ALLOWED: Wildlife observation, hiking, biking ...

The state House approved SB 867, which would transfer Shabbona Lake State Park to the Prairie Band Potawatomi. The bill now heads to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker for his signature.

As we help slow the spread of COVID-19, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has modified Illinois’ stay-at-home order to allow residents to fit in some outdoor recreation. Some Illinois state parks will reopen for ...