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The possibility of installing a hydroelectric power facility at Elgin's Kimball Street dam took a step forward Wednesday after the city council unanimously voted to fund a feasibility study to look at the issue.
The city will pay ORENCO Hydropower o...
Updated: Aug 03, 2018 at 03:16 PM
Elgin officials are considering installing equipment at the Kimball Street dam that supporters say would generate hydroelectric power and revenue for the city.
The city council could decide Wednesday to move forward with a feasibility study on the...
Updated: Dec 02, 2010 at 12:25 PM
A plan to fix the leak at Harold Hall Quarry Beach before next summer's season has hit a slight bump.
The Batavia Park District has solicited proposals from three consultants to analyze how the quarry is losing water, but one written proposal was no...
Updated: Nov 17, 2010 at 11:23 PM
Repair of the leak at Harold Hall Quarry Beach should be done before next summer's swim season, according to a recommendation from the Batavia Park District's executive director to the agency's board.
The recommendation was announced in a news relea...
Updated: Nov 03, 2010 at 09:39 PM
The river has changed color.
Last week, the Fox River flowed past me sporting its usual green split-pea-soup color. Today, it flowed like chalky skim milk.
The river's color morph has spawned thoughts about human impacts on the land, water and wildl...
Updated: Oct 25, 2010 at 01:03 PM
Who would have thought anglers and hunters would ever have to go to the polls to protect what we cherish?
When voters in Arizona, Arkansas, South Carolina and Tennessee go to the polls to cast their ballots in the congressional elections on Nov. 2, ...
Updated: Oct 20, 2010 at 08:10 PM
The Batavia park board says it has gotten the message “loud and clear about what to do with Harold Hall Quarry Beach:
Ÿ Find a way to raise the water temperature.
Ÿ Figure out how to stop losing so much water.
Ÿ Keep the sand.
Ÿ Clean the place bett...
Updated: Oct 20, 2010 at 05:42 PM
Why do we do it?
Why do we spend countless hours chasing a dream?
And why do we have to run to the local tackle shop to buy the latest gizmo that promises to bring the "big one" to the side of the boat?
I rarely watch weekend outdoor television sh...
Updated: Feb 08, 2011 at 03:49 PM
Hats off to Antioch walleye pro Mike Gofron.
This determined tournament fisherman recently won the 2010 Anglers Insight Marketing Walleye Championship.
He adds that to a long list of accomplishments, including the PWT Championship and another AIM to...
Updated: Mar 01, 2011 at 05:18 PM
GARRISON, Minn. - People often tell me I have a dream job that affords me the opportunity to fish and hunt throughout the year.
I won't argue that assertion, but there have been numerous drawbacks that occurred as the result of stepping in to harm'...
Updated: Sep 03, 2010 at 04:42 PM