State park boom: Visits surging in summer ‘25

By several measures, residents of northern Illinois are sticking closer to home and instead hitting the road to explore nearby destinations such as Starved Rock, Matthiessen, and other state parks

State park boom: Visits surging in summer ‘25

By several measures, residents of northern Illinois are sticking closer to home and instead hitting the road to explore nearby destinations such as Starved Rock, Matthiessen, and other state parks