WASHINGTON, D.C. (KFVS) - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin wants thousands more acres of the Shawnee National Park to be protected. Sen. Durbin (D-IL) has introduced the Shawnee National Forest Conservation ...

HEROD, Ill. (KFVS) - Back-to-back winter storms have crews in the Shawnee National Forest on clean-up duty. The roads are still covered with ice and snow, making it hard to get to parts of the ...

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — U.S. Senator Dick Durbin released an update about legislation that would protect more than 13,000 acres of Shawnee National Forest. According to Sen. Durbin, the Shawnee ...

The Friends of the Shawnee National Forest will mark its 15-year anniversary from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 at Alto Vineyards, 8515 Highway 127 in Alto Pass. The event is sponsored by the SIU ...

It’s about freezin’ for a reason and chillin’ for the Forest. Pounds Hollow Recreation Area in Hardin County will be the chilly site Saturday, March 1, for the fourth annual Shawnee Plunge into Pounds ...

MARION, Ill. -- The U.S. Forest Service has agreed to issue a permit for the gathering of thousands of American Indians in the Lake of Egypt area of Shawnee National Forest next month. The Tecumseh's ...

Shawnee National Forest will resume its prescribed burn schedule through April. The burns are carried out for land management and done in appropriate weather conditions when fire can benefit the land.

It’s about freezin’ for a reason and chillin’ for the forest. Pounds Hollow Recreation Area in Hardin County will be the chilly site for the 4th Annual Shawnee Plunge into Pounds Hollow Lake Saturday, ...

Machaela Sweeney enjoys the view at the top of Inspiration Point near the Mississippi River in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest. Maggie Dougherty Medill Illinois News Bureau WOLF LAKE, Ill.

There's no doubt about it; Illinois hiking trails can be seriously epic. And perhaps the first clue that one is a blue-ribbon winner is in the name. The first time I heard about "Garden of the Gods," ...

It was Friday morning, the second day of camping in Shawnee National Forest. A group of 15 of us plus four guides were in the process of mounting horses for a four-hour expedition on horseback. Though ...

Over time, Airbnb has become a popular place for travelers to live like locals and stay at an array of outlandish rentals worldwide. The site recently released a list of properties most coveted by ...