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Representatives from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Friends of Hackmatack Wildlife Refuge, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and the McHenry County Audubon Society will be on hand from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at three locations ...
Updated: Dec 08, 2014 at 09:05 AM
I recently shared a late-season walleye catching experience on the upper Fox River.
What I didn't tell you was that I also was prepared to go to a technique greatly favored by scads of Minnesota bass and walleye fanatics. Some of you know it and hav...
Updated: Nov 12, 2014 at 09:21 PM
It was a day to behold, an almost clear-blue sky and a decent October temperature. Toss in a few splashes of orange and red and once again the palette of autumnal life was laid out before me.
I decided I was not going to waste the free time, so I gr...
Updated: Nov 06, 2014 at 07:38 PM
Even among a highly distinguished group of lifesaving heroes, Schaumburg father and son Tom and Tyler Fredrickson are a rarity.
Tyler, 15, recently learned that he and three friends from Schaumburg will receive the Carnegie Medal for saving a Niles ...
Updated: Oct 20, 2014 at 03:12 PM
A proposal to have an advisory committee recommend what to do about the crumbling Batavia lowhead dam is picking up steam.
The city council, meeting as a committee Tuesday, directed city administrators to start forming the committee, and to plan for...
Updated: Oct 10, 2014 at 03:23 PM
The community is invited to McHenry County Green Drinks from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, at Duke's Alehouse & Kitchen, 110 N. Main St. in Crystal Lake. The Fox River is a great resource for northeastern Illinois residents, but it has been listed ...
Updated: Sep 29, 2014 at 09:48 AM
Even to this day, I still can't figure out how bureaucracies, like the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, manage to exist.
My current frustration is with some smaller agencies that are trying to find out if Lake Erie, that beloved walleye treasure, will ...
Updated: Sep 24, 2014 at 03:19 PM
St. Charles Active River Task Force members received praise and tentative financial support Monday night to study white water rafting, kayaking, fountains, floating botanical gardens for the city's portion of the Fox River.
Aldermen tentatively appr...
Updated: Sep 23, 2014 at 08:45 PM
The Elgin Police Department wants to buy new technology that will integrate data, radio and video for real-time monitoring of activities ranging from crimes in progress to reports of people in distress in the Fox River.
The city would enter into a “...
Updated: Sep 05, 2014 at 12:20 PM
Blues for you: Celebrated blues musician Keb' Mo' shares a concert bill with G-Love and Special Sauce on Saturday at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $39-$69. (630) 962-7000 or oshows.com. 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23
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Updated: Aug 24, 2014 at 08:35 AM