On Oct. 18, Forest Preserve District officials joined representatives from a local bike-and-run advisory committee along a new 1.7-mile section of limestone trail in Pratt s Wayne Woods Forest Preserve in Wayne to celebrate an important connection between the forest preserve s trails and the Elgin Branch of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Construction projects and regional trail networks have become defining issues in DuPage County forest preserve elections. Here s an overview of the candidates and their platforms.
There are hiking gems to be found within three hours of Chicago that aren’t as urban as the North Branch River Trail or as crowded as Starved Rock State Park in Utica.
Attorneys for two men accused of murdering a gang rival in West Chicago in 2018 told two juries that prosecutors will be relying on dubious witnesses not solid evidence to prove their case.