Where is a good place to rent a canoe and then go on a canoe ride within an hour of chicago?

I am looking to plan a canoe trip by the end of July, and i want to know, where is there a place that i can rent a canoe ( with life preservers, paddles, etc.) for the day at a place where they’ll do somthing like pick you up at the end of the route and drive you back to the car. My current option is at the following website http://www.reedscanoetrips.com/trips.htm
(Canoe trips on the Kankakee River in Northern Illinois with Reed’s Canoe Trips) The only problem is it’s about an hour and a half away from my northern suburb home in the chicagoland area. If anyone knows a closer place please please let me know!

Try Starved Rock; it is beautiful: http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/parks/i&m/east/starve/park.htm

Duncan Kayaking for the 1st Time

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