News from the community includes items from Elmhurst University, Cook County forest preserves, Franklin Park, Westmont and more.

Spring in Illinois is short and spectacular. Discover parks bursting with waterfalls, wildflowers, and blossoms before the season slips away.

Eight states have no USACE campgrounds: Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Nevada, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Utah, and Wyoming. The ...

Grab your baskets and get ready to hunt for eggs and meet the Easter Bunny at events across the suburbs. Saturday, March 21 Easter Egg Hunt at Olson’s Ace Hardware: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Rahr-West Art Museum occupies a gorgeous Victorian mansion that’s worth visiting just for the architecture. The building showcases the kind of craftsmanship and attention to detail that wealthy ...

For several decades, educators and volunteers at the Lake County Forest Preserves have provided annual maple syrup hike ...

Discover this quiet Illinois park massive views, easy camping, great fishing, and lakeside trails that keep visitors coming back year after year.

How the proposed developer of a village-owned parcel at 7620 W. Madison St. was selected is a topic of concern among some village residents.

When most people think of Illinois, they picture flat cornfields stretching to infinity, but Giant City State Park in Makanda proves that stereotype wrong in the most spectacular way possible. This 4, ...

Oak Park and River Forest favored progressive candidate Kina Collins in the March 17's 7th Congressional District primary election.