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A recent article in the Daily Herald about the upcoming removal of the Carpentersville dam highlighted the improvements to the river’s fish and wildlife after removal of 14 miles of upstream dams. I live near the river in Geneva and have noticed larg...
Updated: Oct 03, 2024 at 02:25 PM
More than a year after making plans to remove the Batavia Dam, city council members are budgeting $200,000 for a feasibility study to be conducted in 2025 before moving forward with engineering plans.
The Army Corps of Engineers released a study of t...
Updated: Oct 01, 2024 at 08:59 PM
The Elgin City Council was updated Wednesday on projects to replace two downtown bridges.
Updated: Sep 27, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Officials removed the Graue Mill dam at Fullersburg Woods in Oak Brook despite some residents strongly opposing the idea. With Salt Creek showing signs of improvement, it has become clear that removing the dam was the right decision.
Published: Sep 09, 2024 at 03:45 PM
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