CHAMPAIGN – Kickapoo Landing operator Tod Satterthwaite mailed off his proposal Thursday to operate the concession inside Kickapoo State Park for another five years. His seven-year lease with the ...

BRACKETTVILLE – The crack started at the floor. It scarred the rock face, up and up, across the ceiling and down the far wall. “That's a fault,” our guide informed us, as he detailed the millions of ...

DANVILLE – The governor's plan to close Kickapoo State Park this year has sparked a groundswell of protests among area residents and visitors alike – including one from an 11-year-old girl. Ryce ...

Nov. 21—OAKWOOD — Illinois Department of Natural Resources officials are reviewing a new report regarding mountain bike trail plans at Kickapoo State Park, and having internal discussions on the issue ...

Located a short distance off Interstate 74 (take exit 206), a few miles from Danville, Kickapoo is among the few state parks in Illinois that offers places to scuba dive and mountain bike. The roads ...

Authorities are actively searching the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River for a swimmer who went missing in Kickapoo State Park over the weekend. Fantasy Football Week 15 Tight End Rankings ...

About: Where in Illinois can you go running or hiking, canoeing, fishing for trout, camping, hunting or scuba diving -- all against a backdrop of breathtaking natural beauty? Kickapoo State Recreation ...

OAKWOOD — If variety is the spice of life, then Kickapoo State Recreation Area has an extra helping of jalapeños for those who like variety in their outdoor activities.

OAKWOOD, Ill. (WAND) — An 18-year-old is dead after drowning in Kickapoo State Park on Thursday evening. The Vermilion County Coroner identified the teen as Anreo X. Woods. According to the Vermilion ...

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On a steamy weekday morning, along the eastern edge of Illinois, beams of light pierced through the leafy cover above Kickapoo State Park. A pulsating chorus swelled and steadied: cicada mating calls.