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After nearly a decade of planning, work will start to remove the Carpentersville dam.
Updated: Sep 04, 2024 at 07:41 PM
After nearly a decade of planning, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources has approved a contract to remove Carpentersville Dam in the Fox River Shores Forest Preserve.
Updated: Aug 02, 2024 at 09:51 PM
A St. Charles man and his dog are safe after police and firefighters rescued them from the Fox River just after midnight Wednesday morning.
Updated: Jul 25, 2024 at 02:18 PM
High water levels and swift currents have created “conditions significantly hazardous” for boaters on large portions of the Fox River, officials reported.
Updated: Jul 20, 2024 at 02:09 PM
Elgin’s Golden K Kiwanis Club invites the community to its weekly meetings to learn about local programs or institutions. There is always time to interact with the speaker after the presentation.
The meetings are at 9 a.m. Wednesdays in Lind Hall at...
Updated: Jul 06, 2024 at 01:26 AM
A national movement for removing all dams in the country is now targeting dams on the Fox River. It assumes that there are somehow inherent flaws with all dams and that removal is the only solution. This top-down movement does not consider local comm...
Published: Jun 27, 2024 at 01:19 PM
Members of the St. Charles Fox River Dam Joint Task Force say they will need answers to at least some questions before they can recommend whether the dam should remain, be removed or be modified.
Updated: Jun 07, 2024 at 09:27 PM
About 70 people attended the second St. Charles Dam Task Force meeting on May 2, where members were appointed to subcommittees, heard presentations from city and park district staff and concerns from the public.
A need for clarity on who actually own...
Updated: May 04, 2024 at 05:16 PM
I want to comment on the dam removal proposal for Elgin. In terms of being a “greeniac” and believing in recycling, the dam now provides us with enough water for an intake system for river water to be purified for drinking water for most of Elgin.
Wh...
Published: Apr 25, 2024 at 05:00 AM
The Fox River Dam Joint Task Force will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at the St. Charles Municipal Building, 2 E. Main St. All are encouraged to attend.
The joint task force is charged with gathering and analyzing all relevant information related t...
Updated: Apr 17, 2024 at 04:53 PM