Starved Rock mostly recovered from derecho; Matthiessen still closed

Starved Rock welcomed plenty of visitors last month (a September record of 294,591), but plenty of contractors, too. Gary Murphy, an employee at MAC Industrial Services Inc., tightens a blade on his chainsaw as his co-worker Daniel Martell watches on the trail to Illinois Canyon at Starved Rock State Park. Murphy and Martell are among the workers brought in to clear trail obstructions left by the August derecho storm. (Scott Anderson)