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A teenager who was clinging to a warning buoy in the Fox River just north of a dam in Elgin is safe after firefighters rescued him, authorities said Tuesday.
The 16-year-old was riding a Jet Ski in the river Monday evening when its engine stalled n...
Updated: Jul 05, 2017 at 05:41 PM
A project intended to transform downtown St. Charles into a magnet for outdoor sports enthusiasts took a significant step forward Monday. Aldermen viewed a study that showed kayaking, surfing and even white-water sports are all doable on the Fox Riv...
Updated: Jun 28, 2017 at 06:22 AM
The Friends of the Fox River will conduct a series of canoe trips on five 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 ...
Updated: Jun 19, 2017 at 11:09 PM
The body of a man who police say ran out of an Algonquin tavern without paying his bill, then jumped into the Fox River, was found Friday night, officials say.
Ernest Prentic, 29, of Carpentersville was found in the Fox River about 6:30 p.m. Friday,...
Updated: Jun 05, 2017 at 09:57 AM
A man who police say ran out of an Algonquin tavern without paying his bill, then jumped into the Fox River, was last seen drifting in the water.
Divers from the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District searched late into the night Thurs...
Updated: Jun 06, 2017 at 10:29 AM
The City of Geneva Natural Resources Committee invites the community to an open house on regional efforts to secure a national water trail designation for the Fox River.
Local water enthusiasts have been working closely with the Fox River Ecosystem...
Updated: Jun 02, 2017 at 12:51 PM
It looks like the crumbling dam on the Fox River in Batavia is the city's responsibility, despite an attempt once to give it to the state.
Research by the city administrator, including a deep dive into minutes of city council meetings, seems to indi...
Updated: May 10, 2017 at 11:28 AM
Heavy weekend rain that dumped more than 4 inches on parts of northern Illinois has lake and river water levels on the rise, but the bigger focus is on the coming days to determine if the wet weather was merely an annoyance or will evolve into somet...
Updated: May 02, 2017 at 10:35 PM
An upgraded ecosystem. Better water quality. Safer and improved recreational activities.
Good reasons abound for removing the state's run-of-river dams, including 10 along the Fox River and the two remaining along the Des Plaines River, experts say....
Updated: May 02, 2017 at 06:58 AM
Firefighters rescued four occupants of a stalled pontoon drifting toward a low head dam near an Algonquin bridge Friday evening.
At 6:30 p.m. personnel from the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded to a report of a boat in ...
Updated: Apr 22, 2017 at 12:43 AM