Fox Lake officials said they're filling sandbags and making other preparations for what could be the worst flood in recent history. And they say property owners should be doing the same. Due to heavy rain throughout the Midwest over the past few d...

Saturated rivers and creeks in the Chicago area rose and receded slightly Monday, but a steady diet of rain over the next few days makes their ultimate fate uncertain. The Des Plaines River reached 6½ feet by mid-afternoon Monday and was projected t...

Getting too close to your favorite suburban river dam now could cost you $2,500 and up to a year behind bars. New legislation signed Thursday by Gov. Rod Blagojevich creates "exclusion zones" around low-head dams, which are considered especially da...

It all depends as to how badly outdoorsmen want to enjoy the outdoors, be it time on the water or in the field. Gas prices will most definitely impact fishing and hunting participation, according to Rob Southwick. His regular polls tapping in to out...

First published: May 19, 2002 They planned it for weeks and went in intending to kill someone for the thrill of it, police said. The two high school buddies charged with committing one of the most vexing and gruesome crimes in the suburbs' hi...

First published: May 29, 2002 After more than 12 hours scouring the bottom of the Fox River in Carpentersville Tuesday, dozens of divers failed to find the gun police say was used in the 1993 slayings at Brown's Chicken Pasta in Palatine. ...