Two weeks ago Saturday was a spectacular day. Short sleeve, sunny weather. That was the day of State Senate candidate Craig Wilcox held a fund raiser that day on the highest spot in southeastern McHenry County. From the East Main … Continue reading
Category Archives: Fox River
A July 24th press from the Sheriff’s Department updating the one below issued on July 16th: Boat/Swimmer Accident Reclassified as “Near Drowning” The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit has concluded its investigation into a boat/swimmer accident that occurred on … Continue reading
Johnsburg resident Bob Switzer has died. Switzer was the racing half of the Switzer brothers’ boat building operation in Crystal Lake. Dave Switzer, now retired in Naples, Florida, was the building half of the team. When my family was on … Continue reading
Local governmental expenditures submitted to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency from McHenry County totaled $1,080,640.62. According to the McHenry County Emergency Management Agency, “In the four counties proclaimed a disaster area by Governor Rauner, uninsured damages to public property and … Continue reading
A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner: Gov. Rauner requests FEMA teams for flood damage assessments Assessments will start Friday in Lake, McHenry, Kane and Cook counties SPRINGFIELD (Aug. 17, 2017) – Gov. Bruce Rauner asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) … Continue reading
Stopped by LaFox River Drive to see what the Fox River was doing to the neighborhood Tuesday and found it had gone down a fair amount. The street is no longer inundated. Water in the corner apartment building’s driveway no … Continue reading
Here’s what the guage read today: Don’t know if this was before or after the storm. … Continue reading
Two inches of rain directly upstream from Algonquin’s part of the Fox River brought the water level higher than I have seen it this week. And the water gauge bears out my observation. Here you can see the water gushing … Continue reading
Dams are supposed to block the flow of water. The Fox River dam in Algonquin is wide open, however. Nevertheless, the dam is blocking the flooded Fox. Yesterday I thought I got a more dramatic photo with the river about … Continue reading
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Department advises that last night’s rain has brought the Fox River to record flood levels, unlike yesterday. Fox River Now Flooded at Record Level WOODSTOCK, Ill. – As a result of the rain that began Wednesday … Continue reading
Here’s what the rain storm looked like on Dopler radar at about 10 PM: … Continue reading
I made a loop from Algonquin to Dundee and back to Algonquin this afternoon. The Fox River was pouring over the dam in Algonquin. The sluice gates of the dam are still wide open, but one can see that the … Continue reading
The most recent report from McHenry County re flooding. Prepared by R. Ellsworth, it is dated Sunday, but has more recent information. BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT: The National Weather Service (NWS) reported between .50 inches – 4.0 inches of rainfall in … Continue reading
These photos were taken today: … Continue reading
Here are U.S. Geological Survey measurements of the height of the water in the Fox River as of this noon: … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Allen Skillicorn: Skillicorn Opens Up Office Hotline Following Historic Flooding CRYSTAL LAKE – In response to historic flooding along the Fox and Des Plaines Rivers, State Representative Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) is letting residents … Continue reading
Update from the Village of Johnsburg: SAND AND SANDBAG AVAILABILITY Sand and sandbags are still available in the parking lots at The Wave – 3309 N. Chapel Hill Road and Sunnyside Park (by the Village Hall) – Channel Beach Avenue. … Continue reading
A press release from the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County: It’s Our River Day ‘16 Woodstock, IL – September 7, 2016 – The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County and the Village of Algonquin are sponsoring the 9th annual “It’s Our River … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Sheriff’s Office Investigates Fatal Boat Crash A 67-year-old Port Barrington man is deceased after a boat crash Friday evening on the Fox Sheriff’s Marine Deputies responded at 3:01 p.m. to a … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski about the death of Roger Little, who drowned in the Fox River: … Continue reading