Subdivisions covered with water. House-to-house evacuations by boat. Shelters full of displaced people on cots. Foolhardy challenges of nature's wrath, and incredible acts of heroism. It's not the battered Gulf shore - it's a compilation of scenes f...

Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke and Ald. Tom Schmitz were peeved about some reckless river behavior during last weekend's storms. "Some individuals who are sportsmen decided their calling was to put themselves in kayaks in the Fox River and fly over the...

While residents in Cook, DuPage and Kane counties continue to wrestle with flooded homes and streets, Lake County officials are breathing a sigh of relief. The Chain O' Lakes, Fox River and Des Plaines River in Lake County remained well below flood...

I have always been a staunch supporter of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the dedicated biologists and competent managers working there. But with the massive budget cuts in that agency, cuts demanded by the governor, the amount of p...

It doesn't do any good to complain, but the traveling public must be made aware of what goes on in our nation's airports, if they don't already know. My tale of woe began long before the Sept. 11 tragedy. I was flying south to visit my mother, and t...

Almost. Almost. The Wilson Street bridge in downtown Batavia is just about done. The project, which began in February 2007 and was supposed to be completed by early spring this year, is in its final push. Terry Heffron, bridge construction consultan...

It appears that help is in the offing for Lake Delton in the famous Wisconsin Dells. There is a meeting going on today with various Wisconsin state officials pertaining to the "reclamation" of the lake following devastating floods earlier this year....

A new overlook on the Fox River in North Aurora could be under construction early next year now that the village has approved a $29,700 contract with Design Perspectives Inc. Village Management Analyst Wes Kornowski said the $29,700 approved Monday ...