“I love it already,” state fisheries chief Mike Conlin burbled as we embarked upon Illinois’ only commercial whitewater river rafting excursion last Sunday. The Vermilion River was swift and ...

The last time we were here, a few years back, we found plenty of small, male walleyes at the mouth of the Vermilion River — also known as the Gorge — with no shortage of big females farther ...

Volunteers from multiple organizations gathered on Thursday morning to pick up litter, working together to enhance the beauty of the area.

It’s named for a tributary of the Vermilion and one of the dozens of ... created by historic meanders of the river that serve as breeding areas for frogs and salamanders, he said.