Openlands has announced the launch of an online paddling guide for the Water Trails of Northeastern Illinois. The website provides detailed information on over 500 miles of water trails for nonmotorized boating on 10 of the region's waterways, and ...

Hundreds of thousands of free sandbags provided by local government have protected homes, businesses and public property from recent floods. Filling and distributing sandbags is grueling but cheap work thanks to economies of scale, the low cost of m...

Weary and wet suburban residents on Saturday began another round of cleanup from the latest strong wave of storms that raked the area Friday night. Strong winds downed many trees and, at the peak, about 90,000 customers were without power, ComEd spo...

From his perch in the cozy control building at the Stratton Lock & Dam along the Fox River in McHenry, lockmaster John W. Palmieri could see trouble brewing as pounding rain fed the floodwaters. “It looks like more water than I've ever seen before,”...

Flood-weary residents who have been waiting for water to recede are now watching weather reports showing another round of storms threatening the area, officials said Tuesday. While experts are concerned about the forecast, they say it's too soon to...

Flooding can be confusing. With terms like "river crest," "datum points," and "CFS" being thrown around, figuring out how high the water will rise in your crawl space and when can be difficult. Thankfully, Rita Lee, the engineering studies section...

Towns along the Fox River in Kane County breathed a collective sigh of relief Monday afternoon as the river inched closer to cresting at 12.4 feet — 2.9 feet above flood stage but lower than earlier estimates, raising hopes that damage from floodwat...

Towns in Kane and McHenry counties continue to keep a wary eye on the rising Fox River, expected to crest Tuesday. Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen issued a disaster declaration Friday morning, in anticipation of increased flooding. The decla...

The Friends of the Fox River will conduct a series of canoe trips on different sections of the Fox River from spring through late fall. These trips will explore the river and its relationship with the land that creates it and special natural areas a...