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State Parks you won't want to miss in Southern Illinois: Pere Marquette State Park, Cave-in-Rock State Park, and Giant City State Park. ‘I cried when I heard it’: The story behind Abba’s ...
CHICAGO, Ill. (KFVS) - It appears there was a surge of visitors at Illinois state parks and historic sites in 2024. According to Governor JB Pritzker’s office, more than 41 million visitors ...
Illinois state parks, recreation areas, fish and wildlife areas, historic sites, trails, and other sites collectively drew 40.7 million visitors in 2023, according to the Illinois Department of ...
Illinois state parks, recreation areas, fish and wildlife areas, historic sites, trails, and other sites collectively drew 40.7 million visitors in 2023, according to the Illinois Department of ...
Illinois state parks, recreation areas, fish and wildlife areas, historic sites, trails, and other sites collectively drew 40.7 million visitors in 2023, according to the Illinois Department of ...
DIXON SPRINGS — Officials are sprucing up Southern Illinois’ state parks. This flurry of recent activity follows several years of inactivity caused by the state budget standoff, which froze ...
The reopening of some Illinois state parks is good news for hikers, bikers and bird watchers. But those who want to camp, picnic or reserve a shelter will have to wait a while longer. As of Friday ...
In 2017, nearly 200,000 people witnessed the solar eclipse in southern Illinois, generating a visitor spending impact estimated between $15 million and $18 million, according to state officials.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois state parks saw more visitors in 2024 than any point in the past 15 years, ... John Crenshaw used slaves at his southern Illinois home where he manufactured salt.
Outdoors | Southern Illinois sites, parks to host Earth Day clean-up events. LES WINKELER For The Southern; ... Dixon Springs and Pyramid state parks will hold clean-up events on that date. ...
CHICAGO, Ill. (KFVS) - It appears there was a surge of visitors at Illinois state parks and historic sites in 2024. According to Governor JB Pritzker’s office, more than 41 million visitors ...
Illinois state parks, recreation areas, fish and wildlife areas, historic sites, trails, and other sites collectively drew 40.7 million visitors in 2023, according to the Illinois Department of ...