Articles filed under Outdoors
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VIDEO: St. Charles river rescue - 'They just saved their lives'Jul 01, 2019 1:00 am - As a brewing thunderstorm whipped winds and churned waves on the Fox River, three people in a boat drifted dangerously close to the dam in St. Charles. The boat was hav...
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Dodgeball youth tournament in Schaumburg July 12Jun 28, 2019 1:00 am - The Schaumburg Park District's Dodgeball Days Youth Outdoor Tournament will be held Friday, July 12, at Olympic Park, 1675 Old Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg. Check-in st...
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Mike Jackson: 2 basic needs most anglers need to carryJun 27, 2019 1:00 am - My lesson learned the hard way came to me in less than 20 seconds. Two friends and I shared a big boat on a northern Wisconsin lake, supposedly a red-hot spot for giant ...
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Mike Jackson: You can (probably) score big locallyJun 17, 2019 1:00 am - You might not have to drive hundreds of miles to satisfy your hunger for great angling action. I've said before the Fox Chain 'O Lakes is a survivor that refuses to surr...
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Mike Jackson: Father's Day memories still fresh in my mindJun 15, 2019 1:00 am - We slowly drifted with the current close to a stretch of shoreline on the Peshtigo River. Even though the calendar claimed it was mid-July, the chill in the air was more...
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South Elgin's Tuna Kahuna offers free fishing contest for kidsJun 10, 2019 11:00 pm - While there are no actual saltwater tuna swimming in South Elgin's ponds, there are plenty of impressively large freshwater fish available for Tuna Kahuna, the annual fr...
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Mount Everest is full of garbage. A cleanup crew just hauled off 24,000 pounds of waste.Jun 06, 2019 1:00 am - The world's most famous peak is showing its wear and tear. Since it was first successfully topped in 1953, Mount Everest has become a sought-after destination for intern...
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Constable: Hawthorn Woods climber glad he beat the crowds at EverestMay 29, 2019 1:00 am - Last week's Associated Press photograph of Mount Everest shows a long line of hundreds of climbers in brightly colored gear inching their way to the peak as if they were...
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Mike Jackson Outdoors: The Chain goes through another cycleMay 27, 2019 2:00 pm - I will honestly state I have seen the Fox Chain 'O Lakes go through a long series of up and down cycles. Because the Chain is such a heavily used inland waterway it serv...
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Chain O' Lakes, Fox River declared no-wake zonesMay 26, 2019 1:00 am - With rainfall continuing to push water levels near flood stages, the Fox River and Chain O' Lakes was declared no-wake zones for boaters Sunday and perhaps beyond, the F...