A mid-1800’s architectural wonder helped make Chicago the city it is today. The 96-mile Illinois & Michigan Canal (I&M Canal) connected the Great Lakes in Bridgeport, Chicago to the Illinois River at LaSalle-Peru, and amazingly unique towns sprung up that maintain their authentic charm to this date.
READ ON!Freedom. The Open Road. The American Dream. All are still alive on The Mother Road. The nostalgia of diners, museums, tourist stops and neon lights are there for you to visit as you make the drive from Chicago to Santa Monica, CA. You can still get your Kicks on Route 66!
READ ON!A visit to Starved Rock State Park consists of many sights to behold, including breathtaking views of its many canyons and awe-inspiring scenes of eagles flying during the winter month.
READ ON!The Heritage Corridor is filled with events that are waiting just for you. Live music, fun festivals, learning programs, and active adventures await.
READ ON!Are you looking for a specific type of place to visit in the I&M Canal Heritage Corridor? If you're a craft beer fan, you will love the Heritage Corridor Ale Trail? Seeing a thrilling journey or just an escape, check out Adventure Outside Chicago. We've got all the info to unlock your next trip right here.
READ ON!Marlon's latest comedy special Good Grief, which premiered in June 2024 on Amazon Prime Video, hit #1 on the streaming platform its first week. His other critically acclaimed #1 comedy specials include Woke-ish on Netflix and God Loves Me, You Know What It Is and Marlon Wayans Presents: The Headliners on HBO Max.
Wayans can next be seen in September 2025 starring in the psychological horror thriller Him from Universal Pictures and Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw banner. Wayans is commonly recognized for his role as 'Marcus Copeland' in Columbia Pictures' 2004 hit comedy classic White Chicks opposite Shawn Wayans and directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. His other hit films include Scary Movie and Scary Movie 2, Requiem for a Dream, Respect, Fifty Shades Of Black, Little Man, A Haunted House and A Haunted House 2, Naked, Sextuplets, The Curse of Bridge Hollow, Air, On The Rocks, and Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, among others. His TV credits include The WB's The Wayans Bros., which was the highest rated comedy on the network and continues to air in syndication, the NBC sitcom Marlon, Fox's In Living Color and Bel-Air.
The Haunted Trails of Joliet is a unique, year-round “Halloween-themed” ...read on