Find the best family summer getaways near Chicago with beaches, hikes, small towns and fun within 3 hours of the city.

This guide tracks 10 Secret Waterfalls quietly flowing within two hours of the country’s busiest gateways (and one tropical favorite)—so you can swap bumper-to-bumper traffic for trail crunch and ...

More than 60 years after Mel Collazo first held a tennis racket, his love for the sport that changed his life is as strong as ever.

Nestled just south of Starved Rock, this 1,700-acre tract boasts forest ... A perfect summer day trip, this state park is home to the only remaining beach ridge shoreline in Illinois and a ...

Dan Edwards at Bridgeport Bait and Tackle said customers are shore fishing for white bass and a few sauger at Starved Rock. I was able to fish the lakefront some more last week targeting smallmouth.

Gen. George Patton gave the Thunderbirds high praise, saying "the 45th Infantry Division is one of the best, if not the best..." ...

A gallery highlighted Mars: solar-panel technologies, rovers in dioramas, even a display on “terraforming,” the intricate, lengthy process by which humanity would transform a cold, dusty, ...

While Starved Rock State Park draws massive crowds on holiday weekends, White Pines offers a more intimate experience with nature. You can hike for stretches without encountering another soul, finding ...

Ever notice how we South Carolinians will drive four hours to the beach but won’t explore the natural wonders ... While everyone flocks to Hunting Island and Table Rock, there’s a whole world of ...

There, he performed feats of incredible strength before audiences at Brighton Beach and was soon discovered by two New ... and the sharp, jagged rock,” reported “The Evening World” of New York in ...