Lake Katherine Drive in Palos Heights, Illinois, is a local route that provides access to Lake Katherine Nature Center, a 158-acre natural area featuring a 20-acre lake, hiking trails, forests, prairies, wetlands, and an arboretum.
The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center in Chicago is the oldest independent museum in the United States dedicated to African American history, culture, and art.
Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino in East Peoria, Illinois, opened originally as a riverboat casino in 1991 and moved to its current location in East Peoria in 1993.
Kankakee River State Park spans 4,000 acres along both banks of the Kankakee River for 11 miles in Kankakee and Will Counties, Illinois, about six miles northwest of Kankakee near Bourbonnais, accessible via Illinois Routes 102 and 113.
Weinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife Area encompasses 772 acres of rolling hills and a meandering creek in Schuyler County, western Illinois, about 3 miles east of Augusta off Route 101.
Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation Area spans 1,365 acres of rolling glacial moraine hills in Henry County, north-central Illinois, near Kewanee and Annawan, once part of ancient Native American trails linking Lake Michigan to major rivers.
Rock Cut State Park spans over 3,000 acres in northern Illinois near Loves Park, featuring Pierce Lake and Olson Lake amid rolling prairies, woodlands, and historic rock formations from 19th-century railroad blasting.
Six Flags Great America is a large theme park located in Gurnee, Illinois, about halfway between Chicago and Milwaukee, covering over 300 acres and featuring more than 45 attractions, including 17 roller coasters and a 20-acre water park called Hurricane Harbor Chicago.
Tribune Tower in Chicago, Illinois, is a 36-floor neo-Gothic skyscraper located on North Michigan Avenue, completed in 1925 as the headquarters for the Chicago Tribune newspaper.
Harrah's Joliet in Joliet, Illinois, opened its first riverboat casino in 1993 with the Northern Star yacht and expanded shortly after with a second paddleboat-style vessel known as the Southern Star.
Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, is a 110-story skyscraper in downtown Chicago, Illinois, and one of the most recognizable landmarks in the United States.
James Pate Philip State Park covers 3,432 acres across DuPage and Kane counties in northeastern Illinois near Bartlett, dedicated in 1991 to preserve and restore tallgrass prairie, wetlands, woodlands, and savanna ecosystems once dominant in the region.
Lowden State Park covers 207 acres along the Rock River bluffs in Ogle County, northern Illinois, north of Oregon, established in 1945 as a memorial to Governor Frank O. Lowden who served from 1917 to 1921.
Wind Creek Chicago Southland is a $529 million casino resort owned by Wind Creek Hospitality, a subsidiary of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, located at 17300 S. Halsted Street in East Hazel Crest, Illinois, about 26 miles south of Chicago near I-80/294 and the Indiana border.
