MAKANDA — When friends Jennifer Sykes, Elisa Jaros and Suzanne Asaturian want to unwind, they are known to drive the few miles to Makanda, where they might enjoy a walk on trails, visit The Rainmaker ...

MAKANDA, Ill. (KFVS) - Looking for your next trip in the Heartland? Let’s head to a town with fewer than 600 people, but with so much life. From the downtown boardwalk, to a secret garden, it’s a town ...

MAKANDA, Ill. -- Dave Dardis has been working on his masterpiece since 1975. From a distance, the sculpture, which stands roughly 6 feet high, appears to be a double helix of tarnished copper rising ...

A piece of Makanda's boardwalk is up for sale, to the tune of $275,000. The Makanda boardwalk is the home of several local attractions, according the village's website. In the 1890s, the boardwalk and ...

There are no superhighways or billboards to mar the natural beauty of the hills surrounding Makanda. From the south, a winding, two-lane highway with steep hills and blind curves levels out at a ...

MAKANDA, IL (KFVS) - Adjusted Census numbers for 2014 put Makanda, Illinois' population at 547 people. How does a small town of artists prepare to be inundated by thousands on the day of the Great ...

You never know when you’ll hear an impromptu music concert on Makanda’s legendary boardwalk. Some of southern Illinois’ hottest musical acts are showcased every May at the “Makanda Spirngfest” and ...

MAKANDA (WSIL) — Makanda is well known for its historic downtown boardwalk, but now neighbors are nervous about a new project nearby. "We have a historical boardwalk and this is where a lot of the ...

MAKANDA, Illinois — WQAD’s Denise Hnytka was live in Makanda to cover the Solar Eclipse in an area along the path of totality. People from all over the country have been anxiously awaiting this day ...

The Makanda ordinance raises questions about why CN sought a permit from the county and not the village, said Paul Osman, chief floodplain programs manager for the Illinois Department of Natural ...