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For all its longevity, the Fox River isn't long on consistency. The waterway is always on the move, constantly changing and reinventing itself.
All the same, this treasured river is a recreational gold mine, providing a beautiful venue for outdoor f...
Updated: Nov 09, 2021 at 12:32 AM
The fourth week of James Degorski's capital murder trial began Monday with testimony from members of an aquatic recovery unit who searched the Fox River for the gun authorities say Degorski and his high school pal Juan Luna used in the 1993 slayings...
Updated: Nov 09, 2021 at 12:21 AM
Not one of the seven victims of the 1993 slayings at a Palatine Brown's Chicken & Pasta gave James Degorski and Juan Luna any trouble on the fateful January night 16 years ago.
That's what Palatine Police Cmdr. William King said Degorski told him on...
Updated: Nov 08, 2021 at 08:33 PM
Because the economy is on shaky ground, even some the fishing tackle companies and their affiliated "cousins", such as boat and motor manufacturers, are having to pull their horns in for next year's marketing season.
There is talk on the street that...
Updated: Nov 08, 2021 at 10:12 AM
Blessing of boats: The Robert Sherry, pastor of The Church of Holy Apostles in McHenry, will visit the shores of the Fox River for his annual blessing of boats and personal watercraft from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, July 5. The blessing has grown...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 10:08 PM
The Fox Waterway Agency in Fox Lake will officially lift boating restrictions on the Fox River between Stratton-Bolger Lock and Dam and the Algonquin Dam at 10 a.m., officials announced.
The announcement comes 48 hours after officials lifted restri...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 09:52 PM
The Fox Waterway Agency in Fox Lake has lifted boating restrictions on the Chain O' Lakes and upper Fox River, while also allowing boating to resume on the lower river.
The river between McHenry's Stratton-Bolger Lock and Dam north to the Wisconsin...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 09:49 PM
First rain, now heat.
Officials from the National Weather Service have issued a heat advisory for the Chicago area, as temperatures are expected to cross into the 90s with humidity rising to make it feel more like 100 degrees.
The heat advisory is...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 08:55 PM
With sandbags in place, Gurnee officials are waiting to see how high the Des Plaines River will rise.
Patrick Muetz, Gurnee assistant village administrator, said rising floodwaters from the Des Plaines River could start hitting homes along Kilbourn...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 08:53 PM
Walk in Her Shoes: St. John's Lutheran Church and School, 300 Jefferson St. in Algonquin invite the community to "Walk in Her Shoes" at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 18. This program is an opportunity for men and women to learn about the lives of dom...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 08:28 PM