Illinois might only touch Lake Michigan for a fleeting stretch, but it certainly makes every single mile count. Tucked right ...

Ketchup-smeared napkins and paper boats of fries might not sound like the start of a great family memory, but in small-town ...

There is a little-known waterfront town in Illinois that is so far north it touches the border of Wisconsin. On its east end, it borders Lake Michigan. Many folks visit Chicago and miss out on the ...