Submit New State Flag Design by October 18

  Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced that the Illinois Flag Commission will begin accepting public submissions for a new State flag design, beginning Tuesday, September 3, 2024. The IFC will accept design ideas for consideration from the...

September 26 Opening at Keefer Nature Reserve

  Burpee Museum of Natural History staff are shown examining quarry fossils.  The photo was taken by April Bieschke. Natural Land Institute (NLI) invites the public to attend a Public Opening Event at their William & Gayle Keefer Nature Reserve in Rockton,...

NLI Conveys Land to IDNR Next to Palisades State Park

  Natural Land Institute (NLI) announces the sale of one of their preserves, White Wood Ridge Preserve, to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), located next to Mississippi Palisades State Park, in Savanna (Carroll County), IL.  NLI closed on White...

Family Fun Ride to Rockwood May 18

Join the fun! A free Family Fun Bike Ride to Morrison Rockwood State Park will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2024. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. at St. Peter Lutheran Church parking lot, 601 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, with the...

Ribbon Cutting for New Disc Golf Signs

City of Morrison Recreational Services Director Nathan Jacobs has news to share about the Kelly Park Disc Golf Course. He stated, “On Thursday, April 25, 2024, at 12:15 p.m. the public is invited to a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.” New, double-sided signage...