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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A McHenry County judge Wednesday denied a request that he throw out a Chicago woman's lawsuit blaming a bait shop for the drowning death of her brother in the Fox River last year. Judge Michael Caldwell ruled the shop, Gill's Bait Shop in McHenry, a...

Residents near Novak Park in an unincorporated area between St. Charles and Geneva are getting increasingly soggy because of an unusual ice jam in the Fox River. At least one family has abandoned their home while water from the Fox River seeps towar...