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I promised myself I would do away with the traditional turkey for today's feast and substitute quail, grouse, pheasant and mallard duck. Guess again.
So in light of all of you turkey lovers out there, with many deciding to deep-fry the big bird, I o...
Updated: Nov 01, 2021 at 09:03 PM
Months after the second major flood in three years, cleanup continues at some of the 400 damaged homes in Lake County, as local officials wrestle with their share of an estimated $1.1 million in flood-related bills.
What also lingers is a critical q...
Updated: Nov 01, 2021 at 07:32 PM
At first, even Charlie Zine didn't take his idea to build a whitewater park on the Fox River too seriously.
The venue, he thought a year ago, could draw thousands to downtown Aurora and, in the process, make the river safer for everyone.
Still, it s...
Updated: Nov 01, 2021 at 07:15 PM
This group paddle will have a purpose.
At least 100 paddlers from around the area are expected to meet in Aurora and Batavia today for an end-of-the-season run.
But their outing also will have another point -- to show support for a proposed whitewat...
Updated: Nov 01, 2021 at 05:14 PM
A Batavia man pulled two people to safety after their canoe capsized in the Fox River Wednesday.
Thomas Wangler Jr. and his wife, Paula, were walking along the east side of the river near the 800 block of North River Street around 9 a.m. when they s...
Updated: Nov 01, 2021 at 04:58 PM
It's not something you have to worry about this week, but it can't hurt to plan ahead. Especially if you are a trucker.
Beginning Nov. 1, Kane County will limit what kind of vehicles can use the Keslinger Road bridge over a Mill Creek tributary 450 ...
Updated: Nov 01, 2021 at 04:33 PM
Smart thinkers, those biologists in DuPage County.
Because our local weather patterns resemble those of May instead of a traditional fall season, trout fishing has been put on hold in DuPage County.
In fact, DuPage has postponed the opening of its...
Updated: Nov 01, 2021 at 03:50 PM
When Tom Linblade began canoeing the Fox River decades ago, he knew what to expect come midsummer. When the weather was hot and the water slow, the river would turn pea-soup green and smell "pretty nasty."
Today, Linblade, 64, of Rockford, still pad...
Updated: Nov 01, 2021 at 03:53 PM
Boating has officially returned to the Fox River and Chain O' Lakes.
On Friday, officials from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Fox Waterway Agency in Fox Lake announced the river between McHenry's Stratton Lock and Dam and the ...
Updated: Oct 31, 2021 at 09:19 PM
As flood waters in western Lake County continue to recede, state officials have reopened portions of the Fox River and Chain O' Lakes.
No-wake restriction for boating on the Chain has been lifted. The upper Fox River, which had been closed from the...
Updated: Oct 31, 2021 at 09:07 PM