The invoice for parking charges at Starved Rock State Park died within the Illinois Senate Thursday, by one vote. SB1310, sponsored by Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris), would have allowed the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to have parking charges at Starved Rock SP, essentially the most visited park in Illinois. Part of the explanation for it dying–the exclussion of LaSalle County residents from paying–is legit. But I feel we have to have a broader-based dialogue on park charges and hammer it out as a state-wide difficulty, not only for Starved Rock SP. Click right here for the development of SB1310 and a fuller description. Here is the reason from Rezin’s spokeswoman Ellie Leonard: Starved Rock parking charge