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Coming of age during the Great Depression, Don Hocking of Westmont didn't see much opportunity for a job except maybe as a caddie at the Butterfield Golf Club.
But at age 18, Hocking enlisted in the Civilian Conservation Corps, the emergency work pr...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 10:43 AM
People will have fewer chances to get from the lower Fox River to the Chain O' Lakes thanks to a cost-cutting measure by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
The Bolger-Stratton Lock and Dam in McHenry will close down on Mondays and Tuesda...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 09:42 AM
The first step in redeveloping North Aurora's riverfront into a community jewel is in motion.
The village board this week hired Copenhaver Construction, for $182,566, to build a sheltered scenic overlook on the east bank of the Fox River, north of S...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 08:01 AM
FARGO, N.D. -- As the Red River rises into "uncharted territory," officials Thursday pleaded for thousands of volunteer sandbaggers, readied their evacuation plans, and vowed to build the dikes a foot higher than planned in an effort to hold back th...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 01:35 AM
BISMARCK, N.D. -- With record amounts of water feeding into the Missouri River from swollen tributaries on top of a blizzard, state officials urged evacuations along the river and were considering using helicopters to dynamite an ice jam to ease flo...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 01:26 AM
Marklund egg hunt
The Mothers Club of Geneva is sponsoring Marklund's Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. April 4 at the Hyde Center, 1S450 Wyatt Drive, Geneva. Children up to age 10 are welcome. Registration is due today, March 23. A $5 donation is suggeste...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 01:02 AM
I didn't pay too much attention to the half-dozen robins flitting in and out of my back yard.
Even though their voices stood out from the din of nearby vehicular traffic, I tried ignoring the melodies of the visiting red cardinals.
The real harbin...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 12:28 AM
Here we go again.
The National Weather Service predicted Monday that heavy rainfall this morning and later today could create or worsen flooding problems in the suburbs. As river levels rise, of course, so will the blood pressure of residents living...
Updated: Nov 06, 2021 at 11:13 PM
Recent heavy rain is pushing water levels on the Fox River and Chain O' Lakes precariously close to overflowing their banks, Lake County Emergency Management officials said Tuesday.
Already, the Fox Waterway Agency has enacted boating restrictions o...
Updated: Nov 06, 2021 at 11:14 PM
Plans for a riverfront overlook gazebo in North Aurora are being delayed and reworked, as proposals to build it cost more than village and Fox Valley Park District officials expected.
The North Aurora Village Board voted Monday night to reject the 1...
Updated: Nov 06, 2021 at 09:07 PM