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Revised flooding numbers are coming in from Wisconsin, and boaters on the Chain O' Lakes may get a reprieve from further restrictions because of it.
According to anticipated figures in New Munster, Wis., water levels are only anticipated to reach a...
Updated: Aug 09, 2010 at 06:55 PM
Heavy rain is again playing havoc with boaters and businesses on the Fox River.
Following seven days of rainfall, the Fox Waterway Agency has declared no-wake status on the lower Fox River.
Restrictions could be extended to the entire Chain O' Lake...
Updated: Aug 09, 2010 at 06:54 PM
The Friends of the Fox River will begin planting water willows at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 26, just south of the Montgomery Dam on the west bank on the Fox River.
Water willow plantings represent part of a new initiative for Friends of the Fox River: h...
Updated: Aug 09, 2010 at 06:51 PM
LODI, Ark. -- A preacher whose church has cared for survivors of the flash floods that ripped through an Arkansas campground and killed at least 18 people anguished over what he would tell them Sunday as rescue teams searched for nearly two dozen pe...
Updated: Aug 03, 2010 at 07:52 PM
Inclement weather will be anything but welcome on Sunday as aquatic-seeking individuals head into Fox River for the 49th Mid-American Canoe and Kayak Race starting in St. Charles and Batavia.
The always popular race will continue to give participant...
Updated: Nov 14, 2021 at 06:35 PM
In 1997, Geneva residents decided they wanted to save some farmland from commercial or residential development.
They envisioned a space where birds would nest, prairie grasses would wave, and water would flow. And where people could walk and bicycle...
Updated: Aug 04, 2010 at 10:33 AM
What do Batavians want to do about Hall Quarry Beach?
The Batavia Park District began asking that question Tuesday, with the first meeting with residents interested in the history and future of the town's swimming hole.
Park officials said they are ...
Updated: Aug 04, 2010 at 12:02 PM
High water restrictions placed on the Chain O' Lakes and the upper Fox River have been lifted by the Fox Waterway Agency, officials said Wednesday.
Officials announced they have determined that water levels on the Chain and river between Pistakee La...
Updated: Aug 04, 2010 at 01:42 PM
Heavy rains early Thursday morning caused flash flooding throughout the Chicago area, officials said.
But a second threat of heavy thunderstorms mixed with hail passed on without a whimper, giving people a chance to pump out floodwaters.
The worst ...
Updated: Aug 04, 2010 at 02:33 PM
Fox Waterway Agency officials said, due to improved conditions on the Fox River, the no-wake restrictions have been lifted on the lower river between the Algonquin Dam and the Stratton-Bolger Lock and Dam in McHenry.
Ingrid Danler, executive directo...
Updated: Aug 11, 2010 at 06:13 PM