It may take years for a very special Pennsylvania trout stream to recover, while there's the possibility that father and son Andrew and Christopher Horton may spend some of those years behind bars, if they're found guilty. The pair were arrested by...

It didn't quite have the staying power of the BassMasters fishing tournaments, but 19 years on the books was still a decent run for the Professional Walleye Tournament Trail. Mid-October will be the last PWT tourney. Then the organization calls it q...

Illinois Department of Natural Resources police are investigating an boating accident in St. Charles late Friday night that saw minor injuries for some of the passengers. St. Charles police responded to an emergency call at about 11:25 p.m. about a ...

To list your club's meetings, e-mail to foxvalley@dailyherald.com, or fax to (847) 608-0849. Elgin Genealogical Society: The Elgin Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. July 17 in the main floor meeting rooms of the Gail Borden Public Library, 27...

The Fox Waterway Agency in Fox Lake announced a "no-wake" restriction is in place for the lower Fox River between the Stratton-Bolger Lock and Dam in McHenry south to the Algonquin Dam. Agency officials said heavy rains recorded in Wisconsin earlie...

After a year of talking about and planning a riverfront project, North Aurora might have its first physical improvement to the riverfront by early next year, officials said this week. Village Management Analyst Wes Kornowske said the village could ...

The family of a Chicago man who drowned last month while fishing in the flooded Fox River is suing the McHenry bait shop that rent him a boat despite the waterway being closed down by state authorities. The suit, filed in McHenry County Circuit Cour...

Since when is a river too high for a duck? When it is a yellow plastic duck, and a contestant in a promotional race where the duck's owner could win a Wii, restaurant gift certificates or other prizes in Batavia. The "Chuck the Duck" Derby was suppo...

To list your club's meetings, e-mail to foxvalley@dailyherald.com, or fax to (847) 608-0849. Golden K Kiwanis: The Elgin Golden K Kiwanis will hold its next meeting at 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 16 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 357 Division St.,...

The lower Fox River is open to unrestricted boating just in time for the Fourth of July holiday weekend, Fox Waterway Agency officials announced Wednesday. Now, all that's left is the cleanup. Officials at the Fox Lake-based agency opened the river...