A major restoration will soon break ground in Forest Park, transforming a nearly-70-year-old skating rink into an all-season ...

One piece of public land, two very different perspectives about how to use it, and the agency that somehow has to appease ...

Compared to the opulence of Mayslake Hall, a three-story brick building next door is pretty spartan. Mayslake has all the ...

Big Springs Sno Park features a collection of loops that travel through a snowy forest in the Santiam Pass winter recreation area just off Highway 22.

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It has taken decades, but the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County finally has a “road map” to improve the inside of historic Mayslake Hall in Oak Brook. Forest preserve commissioners voted ...

An old developer has a new plan for the former Forest Fair Mall. Hillwood Investment Properties, based in Dallas, Texas, will submit its proposal to redevelop the empty mall into a business park ...

Follow in the footsteps of the Buffalo Soldiers, who guarded parks and created trails in Yosemite, Sequoia, and Hawai’i ...

A wildfire at Bobolink Meadow, part of the Forest Preserves of Cook County’s Bartel Grasslands complex near Tinley Park, Monday night burned more than 34 acres, officials said. Fifteen fire ...

Wildlife Prairie Park’s 180 animals and 1,800 acres of wilderness perfectly encapsulate the beauty of the midwest just outside Peoria, Illinois.

With a $3,000 check in hand, the city of New Carrollton is on the path to turning Veteran’s Park into a “food forest” later this spring. What you should know.

The 340m-long Keppel Coastal Trail, which passes through part of a restored coastal forest, lies away from busier areas of the park for a more serene experience. It features an elevated boardwalk ...