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Water rushed in through a window well, hail pelted cars and ripped apart screens, and winds howled so loudly members of the Sumeraj family thought the top half of their house might blow away.
The longtime residents of south Naperville emerged from ...
Updated: May 30, 2019 at 06:55 AM
With rainfall continuing to push water levels near flood stages, the Fox River and Chain O' Lakes was declared no-wake zones for boaters Sunday and perhaps beyond, the Fox Waterway Agency announced.
The agency also issued a debris warning for those ...
Updated: May 27, 2019 at 06:05 PM
With the forecast clear of significant rain for now, water levels along the swollen Des Plaines and Fox rivers are expected to slowly recede throughout the week.
Waterways in parts of the suburbs rose near or above flood levels last week after sever...
Updated: May 13, 2019 at 11:21 AM
Several days of rain likely gave some suburban residents unpleasant flashbacks to July 2017 when countless streets, buildings and even entire neighborhoods were inundated with floodwater.
But while this week's storms have left much of the suburbs so...
Updated: May 10, 2019 at 04:51 PM
The threat of large-scale flooding appears to be over as heavy rains finally moved out of the area Thursday - but officials still are keeping a close eye on areas along the Des Plaines, Fox and DuPage rivers as well as area creeks and streams.
The N...
Updated: May 03, 2019 at 07:41 AM
As Jeff Hunt prepares the chancel choir at Baker Memorial United Methodist Church in St. Charles for its Good Friday candlelight service with the Metropolis Chamber Orchestra, it will mark the first time a Charlemagne Award winner is organizing such...
Updated: Apr 10, 2019 at 10:42 AM
The National Weather Service in Chicago issued flood warnings for areas along the Des Plaines and Fox rivers in Kane, Lake, McHenry and Cook counties.
The warnings last until Monday evening in northern suburbs and Tuesday evening farther south. The...
Updated: Mar 19, 2019 at 01:09 PM
The Fox River/Chain O' Lakes has been closed to recreational boating, from the Algonquin Dam to the Wisconsin state line, as state and local police officers think it is too dangerous because of high water levels.
State conservation police made the d...
Updated: Mar 16, 2019 at 10:35 PM
Discover how we can return the Fox River to the health the first European settlers found when they arrived in the Fox River Valley.
Art Malm, a professional engineer and a member of the Friends of the Fox River board, will present a brief history o...
Updated: Feb 21, 2019 at 07:10 PM
Creating a white-water rafting course, an upgraded riverwalk and other outdoor amenities along the Fox River could attract tens of thousands of additional visitors to downtown St. Charles each year, according to a preliminary economic impact analysi...
Updated: Feb 13, 2019 at 05:29 AM