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The Little Calumet River Underground Railroad Project and Forest Preserves of Cook County will host a Freedom Trail Hike later this month retracing the route of escaped slaved who passed
Illinois residents can fish for free, without a license, over Father's Day weekend, with numerous suburbs hosting free events.
Illinois' Free Fishing Days will take place in June, allowing anglers to fish without a license for several days.
On tree trunks, sidewalks, railings and the sides of buildings, the long-awaited 17-year periodical cicadas are finally out and about. Those in the suburbs can take full advantage of the rare occurre...
The Forest Preserves of Cook County has broken ground on an ecological restoration project, a multiyear initiative that also will reconstruct and improve portions of its most extensive trail system.