A person died Saturday after falling practically 50 ft from an overhang at Starved Rock State Park in LaSalle County. The man, 30, was working with a movie crew close to the Council Overhang within the jap finish of the park when he went off the path about 10 a.m. and fell 48 ft to his demise, Illinois Conservation Police Sgt. Phil Wire stated. The man’s movie crew had a allow to function on the park, positioned about 100 miles southwest of Chicago, Wire stated. However, that let doesn't permit the holder to go off path. The man’s identify hasn’t been launched. According to the state Department of Natural Resources, the Council Overhang, a sandstone
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Bill for parking charges at Starved Rock, useless within the water: By
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