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Kane County nonprofit organizations Friends of the Fox River and the River Corridor Foundation will host two separate meetings next week to inform the public about the controversial recommendation to remove Fox River dams.
Based on the findings of a ...
Updated: Jan 11, 2024 at 08:24 PM
Celebrate the eagles of the Fox River Valley on Saturday, Jan. 20. Winter is a perfect time to see eagles in the wild as they congregate to feed near the open waters at dams along the Fox River and at other open spots on our lakes, rivers and stream...
Updated: Jan 09, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Maybe it’s a leap of faith to believe readers enjoy looking back at the people and places featured in “Talk of the Town” the past year, but we’re stuck in that mode anyway.
So, here I am again providing a summary of the past year, which stood out for...
Published: Jan 05, 2024 at 07:00 AM
Mayor David Kaptain laid out Elgin's successes as well as the challenges it faces during his annual State of the City address Tuesday at Elgin Community College.
Kaptain said the city continues to grow, both in new residents and businesses. He tout...
Updated: Dec 07, 2023 at 06:14 AM
Walking along the trail on the west side of the Fox River south of Illinois Street in St. Charles used to be a messy affair.
You'd have to watch your step when heading north from Mount St. Mary Park past the Brownstone townhouses because the path wa...
Updated: Nov 14, 2023 at 06:46 AM
Exhumation of a McHenry County gravesite this week only deepened a 60-year-old mystery: Who was the young Black boy found in the Fox River on April 24, 1963?
County Coroner Michael Rein confirmed a judge approved the exhumation of a grave at Ostend ...
Updated: Oct 20, 2023 at 02:19 PM
The recent publication of the Army Corps of Engineers report that outlines their analysis and recommendations for removing the nine dams on the Fox River presents an opportunity for communities to further enhance our greatest asset - our Fox River.
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Updated: Oct 04, 2023 at 07:36 PM
Thank you to the Herald (Thursday, Sept. 21) for bringing a nice front-page picture of the Kimball Street Dam in Elgin — and article about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to destroy all the dams from Carpentersville to Montgomery.
But “not th...
Updated: Oct 10, 2023 at 11:58 AM
A river reflecting blue sky and fluffy clouds snakes through Carpentersville, as seen from about 200 feet in the air.
The skies just above Carpenter Dam on the Fox River were filled with gulls, ducks, Canada geese and, in this case, one of the Daily...
Updated: Oct 03, 2023 at 08:04 AM
Engineers may soon start developing plans to remove a dam in downtown Batavia, as the city council settled on an option Monday night.
In an 8-4 vote, the council picked Concept B, which would remove the crumbling 112-year-old concrete lowhead dam, p...
Updated: Aug 11, 2023 at 09:39 AM