You’ve heard of truffles, but have you heard of truffle martinis? You know what chocolate tastes like in a cake, but are you familiar with chocolate-based glazes used on chicken breasts served with nuts, peppers and breadcrumbs? These are just a few of the ways to experience the signature ingredient of The Chocolate Sanctuary, a […]

Navy Pier is one of the most famous places in the Midwest. Its skyline is printed on countless postcards, and its activities range from dining and shopping to touring glass gardens and hopping on amusement park rides. What is Navy Pier? Stretching for more than 3,300 feet, it’s a boardwalk along the shores of Lake […]

Route 66 is the kind of destination that conjures up visions of sprawling road trips filled with diners, motels and the wind blowing through your hair from top-down windows. The good news is that it doesn’t have to be a fantasy when you visit a place like the Route 66 Motorheads Bar in Illinois! Thoroughly […]

You might not think of Illinois as a place with sun-soaked beaches, but when you visit Illinois Beach State Park, you can recline in the sand with a salt-rimmed margarita just like you’re in the Caribbean. Popular beach sites offer swimming, boating, fishing, scuba diving, volleyball playing and more. Less crowded areas have breathtaking natural […]

You can’t mention Illinois without mentioning Lollapalooza. It’s one of the most famous music festivals in the world, so much so that copycats have debuted everywhere from Europe to South America. It completely takes over the city of Chicago every summer and doesn’t ease its grip for four days. What can you do at Lollapalooza? […]

Pre-European Mississippian copper plate found at the Saddle Site in Union County, IllinoisAmerican Indians of successive cultures lived along the waterways of the Illinois area for thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans. The Koster Site has been excavated and demonstrates 7,000 years of continuous habitation. Cahokia, the largest regional chiefdom and Urban Center […]