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First published: May 19, 2002
They planned it for weeks and went in intending to kill someone for the thrill of it, police said.
The two high school buddies charged with committing one of the most vexing and gruesome crimes in the suburbs' hi...
Updated: Oct 31, 2021 at 05:09 PM
First published: May 29, 2002
After more than 12 hours scouring the bottom of the Fox River in Carpentersville Tuesday, dozens of divers failed to find the gun police say was used in the 1993 slayings at Brown's Chicken Pasta in Palatine.
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Updated: Oct 31, 2021 at 05:09 PM
It all depends as to how badly outdoorsmen want to enjoy the outdoors, be it time on the water or in the field.
Gas prices will most definitely impact fishing and hunting participation, according to Rob Southwick.
His regular polls tapping in to out...
Updated: Oct 31, 2021 at 05:55 PM
Getting too close to your favorite suburban river dam now could cost you $2,500 and up to a year behind bars.
New legislation signed Thursday by Gov. Rod Blagojevich creates "exclusion zones" around low-head dams, which are considered especially da...
Updated: Oct 31, 2021 at 06:07 PM
The northern Fox Valley's already soggy summer keeps getting worse.
The Fox River spilled over its banks this weekend as storms continued to roll through northern Kane and southern McHenry counties.
Rains flooded backyards, forced the closure of str...
Updated: Oct 31, 2021 at 06:53 PM
Fox Lake officials said they're filling sandbags and making other preparations for what could be the worst flood in recent history.
And they say property owners should be doing the same.
Due to heavy rain throughout the Midwest over the past few d...
Updated: Oct 31, 2021 at 06:49 PM
Saturated rivers and creeks in the Chicago area rose and receded slightly Monday, but a steady diet of rain over the next few days makes their ultimate fate uncertain.
The Des Plaines River reached 6½ feet by mid-afternoon Monday and was projected t...
Updated: Oct 31, 2021 at 06:48 PM
Parts of the northern Fox Valley remained under water Tuesday, but emergency workers and local officials say the worst may be over.
Unless there's more rain.
Some residents in northern Kane and southern McHenry counties were still dealing with flood...
Updated: Oct 31, 2021 at 06:58 PM
Fox Lake resident Al Knasel purchased his waterfront home as a fixer-upper two years ago. He figured he'd retire there when the time came.
Now, he just hopes his Atwater Park home won't float away.
Knasel is one of about 80 residents in Fox Lake w...
Updated: Oct 31, 2021 at 06:56 PM
SALEM, Wis. -- Water blankets the yard, making an island of the ranch home on this quiet street.
"No trespassing" signs warn against visitors in the garage, now swamped by two feet of rain that the too-full river cannot whisk away and the...
Updated: Oct 31, 2021 at 07:01 PM