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St. Charles aldermen have not yet bought into plans to make the Fox River the centerpiece of the city's downtown. But the ante just became a lot cheaper.
Members of the city's Active River Task Force believe a riverwalk that allows access to the wat...
Updated: May 04, 2016 at 05:56 PM
I am not exaggerating when I tell you that many emails I receive ask about the locations of the ponds I find and fish.
I am honest and quite blunt with you when I tell that I have gone through many tanks of fuel while driving around the metro area a...
Updated: Mar 24, 2016 at 03:31 PM
"I wonder what that 'cosmic punch' really is."
"So, now it's even illegal to win a free game on a pinball machine?"
"I wish we could do something to stop pneumonia."
These are some of the comments Elgin area people might have made after reading Elgi...
Updated: Mar 18, 2016 at 10:58 AM
Has the conversation changed on the benefit of building dams and disrupting river flows? The subject of dam removal and the role dams have played is the topic of the 2014 documentary film "DamNation," to be shown at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at th...
Updated: Feb 23, 2016 at 03:51 PM
Wind danger 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today
It may be good and warm today, but the National Weather Service is warning of dangerous wind gusts today hitting or exceeding 50 mph, and steady winds around 30 mph. Drivers of tall vehicles are encouraged to ...
Updated: Feb 19, 2016 at 09:15 AM
A Metra police officer died after apparently shooting himself and then being rescued from the Fox River in South Elgin, officials said.
Roman Putyrski, 61, of South Elgin, died Thursday night after he was taken to Presence St. Joseph Hospital earlie...
Updated: Feb 20, 2016 at 03:50 PM
A man who was rescued from the Fox River late Thursday morning near the dam in South Elgin remained in critical condition Thursday evening, officials said.
The South Elgin Police Department and the South Elgin and Countryside Fire Protection Distric...
Updated: Feb 19, 2016 at 11:26 AM
The volunteer group that wants to make the Fox River the centerpiece of St. Charles' downtown asked aldermen for a full buy-in on the vision Monday night. Instead, aldermen asked for the bill.
The city's Active River Task Force has worked to build a...
Updated: Jan 27, 2016 at 10:10 AM
What do you think of when you think of North Aurora? I think of the Fox River, suburban development and fried lemon pies.
And Oberweis milk. The auto mall where I bought my Saturn Vue. The dam near village hall, and riverside parks and trails. The r...
Updated: Dec 12, 2015 at 07:41 PM
Environmental groups again will celebrate the rebound of the majestic bald eagle in the region with public viewing events next weekend at four dams along the Fox River.
The program, which debuted last year at locations in Carpentersville, Algonquin ...
Updated: Dec 07, 2015 at 11:47 PM