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A national movement for removing all dams in the country is now targeting dams on the Fox River. It assumes that there are somehow inherent flaws with all dams and that removal is the only solution. This top-down movement does not consider local comm...
Published: Jun 27, 2024 at 01:19 PM
Members of the St. Charles Fox River Dam Joint Task Force say they will need answers to at least some questions before they can recommend whether the dam should remain, be removed or be modified.
Updated: Jun 07, 2024 at 09:27 PM
About 70 people attended the second St. Charles Dam Task Force meeting on May 2, where members were appointed to subcommittees, heard presentations from city and park district staff and concerns from the public.
A need for clarity on who actually own...
Updated: May 04, 2024 at 05:16 PM
I want to comment on the dam removal proposal for Elgin. In terms of being a “greeniac” and believing in recycling, the dam now provides us with enough water for an intake system for river water to be purified for drinking water for most of Elgin.
Wh...
Published: Apr 25, 2024 at 05:00 AM
The Fox River Dam Joint Task Force will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at the St. Charles Municipal Building, 2 E. Main St. All are encouraged to attend.
The joint task force is charged with gathering and analyzing all relevant information related t...
Updated: Apr 17, 2024 at 04:53 PM
Geneva firefighters conducted a river rescue mission just before noon Monday following a report of a woman jumping into the Fox River, officials said in a news release.
Three rescue boats and one dive team were dispatched to the river and began a dow...
Published: Apr 15, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Andrew Carlin of St. Charles shares how he got involved with – and now leads -- the AfterImage Film Festival in St. Charles, which opened Thursday and runs through Sunday, April 14.
Published: Apr 12, 2024 at 05:30 AM
A flood warning has been issued along the Fox River from Johnsburg to Red Gate Road in St. Charles starting Tuesday night and will continue “until further notice.”
The river is forecast to get above flood stage early Wednesday morning and continue ri...
Updated: Apr 02, 2024 at 09:11 PM
On Tuesday, April 2, the Elgin Chapter of the Izaak Walton League will host a program on the Fox River presented by Gary Swick.
Swick is the president of the Friends of the Fox River. The Elgin resident has been an environmental educator for 50 year...
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 at 06:44 PM
St. Charles’ newly formed Fox River Dam Joint Task Force will meet for the first time next week.
The meeting will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 28, at city hall, 2 E. Main St. It will be the first of several meetings where the task force will examine ...
Updated: Mar 22, 2024 at 08:49 PM