There's not much to be thankful for regarding the drought we're in, but members of the Fox River Study Group have found one advantage. The lack of rain has lowered the level of the Fox River so much that scientists finally could take low-flow measur...

The same severe drought and scotching heat that has turned grass into straw and is killing your flowers is also playing havoc with bodies of water. That’s particularly true in Lake County, which features numerous inland lakes and the Fox River and C...

The Fox River has provided me a lifetime of recreation — four decades worth that started with boyhood fishing adventures and has evolved into bird-watching kayak trips today. That beautiful river, our shared community resource, has given me and coun...

Relatives of a Naperville man who died last August saving a child from drowning near a dam along the Fox River in Geneva has sued the city for wrongful death, arguing the city knew about the dangers posed by the lowhead dam but did not do enough to ...

Batavia swimmers will be able to take a dip in a fixed-up Quarry Beach pool Friday — a pool that should leak less and be considerably warmer. The district began filling the basin at Harold Hall Quarry Beach about two weeks ago, said Jim Eby, Batavia...

Theresa Rogers had her first “adventure racing” experience on what turned out to be a scorchingly hot and humid day Sunday. Her verdict: “I’d definitely do it again.” Rogers, a Carol Stream resident, was one of about 130 people who signed up for th...