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As flood waters in western Lake County continue to recede, state officials have reopened portions of the Fox River and Chain O' Lakes.
The no-wake restriction on the Chain has been lifted and boaters are now allowed to travel at their leisure.
Boa...
Updated: Oct 31, 2021 at 08:53 PM
Bernadette Manuel has last week's storms to thank and blame for the cold Tuesday morning she spent in the Fox River and the fact that she survived the ordeal relatively unscathed.
Manuel, a 48-year-old woman from Carpentersville, was walking along t...
Updated: Oct 31, 2021 at 07:55 PM
When I was photographing people fishing in the Fox River, I noticed that there are a lot of very interesting sounds related to fishing.
So I started recording the sounds to put a sound/slide show together. I recorded the sound of a bell ringing on a...
Updated: Oct 31, 2021 at 07:46 PM
Business owners who rely on boaters hope the flood waters recede before the busy Labor Day weekend on the Chain O' Lakes and the Fox River.
Blarney Island spokesman Clem Haley said if the water starts to quickly recede on the Chain, there's the pot...
Updated: Oct 31, 2021 at 07:35 PM
As water in the Chain O' Lakes continues to rise ominously, officials say it would be easier to predict the next few days if they actually knew how much water is coming from Wisconsin.
But, the water gauges up north have become "unreliable," say off...
Updated: Oct 31, 2021 at 07:21 PM
Rob Metzger - "This came up so fast" (Audio MP3)
The water came fast to the residents of Grove Avenue in Valley View.
First it was up to their ankles. Then their knees. Then their waists.
It was like nothing they'd ever seen, even those who've l...
Updated: Oct 31, 2021 at 07:22 PM
SALEM, Wis. -- Water blankets the yard, making an island of the ranch home on this quiet street.
"No trespassing" signs warn against visitors in the garage, now swamped by two feet of rain that the too-full river cannot whisk away and the...
Updated: Oct 31, 2021 at 07:01 PM
Parts of the northern Fox Valley remained under water Tuesday, but emergency workers and local officials say the worst may be over.
Unless there's more rain.
Some residents in northern Kane and southern McHenry counties were still dealing with flood...
Updated: Oct 31, 2021 at 06:58 PM
Fox Lake resident Al Knasel purchased his waterfront home as a fixer-upper two years ago. He figured he'd retire there when the time came.
Now, he just hopes his Atwater Park home won't float away.
Knasel is one of about 80 residents in Fox Lake w...
Updated: Oct 31, 2021 at 06:56 PM
The northern Fox Valley's already soggy summer keeps getting worse.
The Fox River spilled over its banks this weekend as storms continued to roll through northern Kane and southern McHenry counties.
Rains flooded backyards, forced the closure of str...
Updated: Oct 31, 2021 at 06:53 PM