News and information about Fall in northern Illinois
Take a nature walk at Hammel Woods in Shorewood or a Group Hike along Centennial Trail – Schneider’s Passage in Romeoville this weekend. Register by Thursday.
When your pumpkins start to lose their luster, don’t drop them into the trash or dump them in nature, smash them at the Forest Preserve District of Will County's Plum Creek Nature Center.
November brings a wide variety of programs to Forest Preserve District of Will County sites. Everything from seasonal scavenger hunts to composting.
The wheelchair launch is located west of Interstate 55, near Channahon at the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Lake Chaminwood Preserve
The trees are at their peak colors as the fall season continues in DeKalb County.
Check out some of the beautiful fall foliage around the Illinois Valley.
It’s that time of year again, and as trees turn vibrant colors and leaves cover your lawn and sidewalk, the city of DeKalb announced annual loose-leaf collection will begin Oct. 30.
Dress in costume for a spooky moonlight hike or take a golden fall walk on Sweetest Day with in the Will County forest preserves.
McHenry has changed its leaf collection schedule this year, Woodstock has a short window for leaf collection, and Crystal Lake asks residents to bag. But arborists and naturalists asks residents to just leave the leafs where they fall.
Illinois is one of the top pumpkin producing states in the country and local pumpkin farms are doing their part to keep those stats up and a whole lot more.
The Fall Festival put on by Grant Township and the Village of Fox Lake took place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 1 at the Grant Township Community Center in Ingleside.
The annual "Panic at the Plaza" is a Halloween-themed event for ages 21 and over in downtown Joliet. Features include live music by multiple bands, local Halloween-themed art, and food and beverages.
October offers to opportunities to get fit outdoors with the Harvest Hustle Virtual 5K and the Pumpkin Fun Run at Will County forest preserves.
Dave and Audrey Appel 's HorrorProps Halloween display opens Friday with viewing hours set for the season. "We’re trying to do an overall better experience."
Dixon’s Lowell Park was the site of its first-ever fall festival Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at the Pinetum. The day featured vendors, crafts, snacks and a hayrack ride. Also on hand was a live-action role-playing group, CER LARP.