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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) says water is high on the Fox River. This is in addition to swift currents and floating debris as well as submerged structures and piers.
Carpentersville may need to spend more than $4 million to bury water and sewer lines below the bottom of the Fox River because dam removal has lowered water levels, officials said.
Burying water and sewer lines exposed following a dam removal project could cost Carpentersville more than $3 million. Two ...
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The water levels in the Mississippi River are expected to be high this spring. The flood defense systems in Southeastern Iowa and Northwestern Illinois will be tested this week.
Mississippi River water levels are expected to reach the second-lowest ever by Oct. 13. Because of this, barge traffic will be limited as the crop harvest season begins.
A married couple was killed Saturday when their out-of-control speeding boat swerved out of an Illinois river and into a home — a violent crash that split the vessel in half.
The Fox River will soon flow freely from Algonquin to Elgin. Crews will begin work on a $1.2 million project to remove the Carpentersville Dam this month.
Low water along the Mississippi River on Oct. 22, 2022, at Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park, near Memphis Tennessee. Water has reached historic lows due to drought. (Petty Officer 3rd Class James ...