For the third time in a year, residents along the Fox River and Chain O' Lakes are preparing for a flood. Officials at the National Weather Service have issued flood warnings and watches throughout the day today and Tuesday for towns along the Des ...

With 26,500 acres in dozens of forest preserves, golf courses and other recreational amenities, the Lake County Forest Preserve District covers a lot of ground. Most are named after historical or natural features but there are exceptions. Here's a l...

Barring additional rain in the next couple of days, water on the Chain O' Lakes should crest within 24 hours and start dropping later this week, officials said. Ed Lescher, head of Fox Lake's Emergency Services Disaster Agency, said water on most r...

Batavia officials could remove part of the cofferdam near the Wilson Street bridge in the Fox River to try to prevent flooding in the area. "It doesn't look like we'll need to right now," said Terry Heffron, the city's bridge liaison. "But we're kee...

In anticipation of a Fox Lake zoning board hearing scheduled for Wednesday, the Dunn's Lake Shoreline Estates II Subdivision Association will hold an informational meeting. The meeting will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Lakefront Park on N...

Cold or warm weather? It won't matter to those fans who have been eagerly awaiting the opening of Heidecke Lake. The lake opens Tuesday. One sure thing is you will need your new 2008 Illinois fishing license to partake. New hunters are taking to th...

There isn't a single angler who enjoys giving up terminal tackle and crankbaits to the underwater demons of a river. From the McHenry Dam all the way down to the Illinois River, the Fox River sits and waits for us to execute our battle plans. And it...