As National Park Service Director Chuck Sams prepared to leave office, he spoke with USA TODAY about everything from ...

National Parks in Illinois include National Historic Trails, National Historic Sites, and a National Monument. Illinois National Parks receive over two hundred thousand visitors a year.

Starved Rock State Park offers one of the best winter hikes in Illinois, especially if you visit the Eagle Cliff Overlook ...

Citing a “financial shortfall,” Planned Parenthood of Illinois announced yesterday — on the 52nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade — that it will be closing four clinics across the state, including one on ...

While Chicago is a well-known gem in Illinois, consider visiting one of the state's natural wonders instead. Its tallest ...

The Chuckwalla National Monument will protect public lands in southeastern California and will extend a conservation corridor stretching into Utah.

Parts of the Topanga State Park – a national park located within the city of Los Angeles that is known for its scenic hiking and mountain bike trails – were also devastated by the Palisades fire. The ...

The Missouri Botanical Garden will soon be addressing issues of slavery on its grounds, thanks to a grant from the National Parks Service ... waiting for them on the Illinois shore.

The two-hour tour takes visitors through the canyon, where visitors can spot the herds of deer, longhorn cattle, elk and bison close up. There are stunning views of the bluffs, waterfalls and Native ...

Jimmy Carter, whose official state funeral will be held Thursday in Washington, D.C., was introduced to Chicago at a South Shore church during the 1976 presidential campaign. He later returned to work ...