Dear Fox Waterway users, Due to the dangers of the Covid-19 Virus our office will be closed to the public through April 7, 2020 due to Illinois' "Shelter in Place" directive mandated by Governor Pritzker. You can still mail in your watercraft renewal or renew online....

Our office will be closing to the public at noon, Friday, March 20, 2020 due to the continued spread of the Covid-19 Virus.  You can still mail in your watercraft renewal or you can renew online.  If you have a new registration you can print the application from our...

Please click attached for a letter about our response to COVID-19. 20200316_103051

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ILLAKE/bulletins/28103d0

Northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana stormwater and emergency management contacts, Yesterday, the National Weather Service released their final spring flood outlook update for 2020. The risk of flooding this spring (March, April, May) appears to range from near...

https://foxwaterway.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/FoxRiverStatusUpdate031220.pdf

https://foxwaterway.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/PRESS_RELEASE_-_McHenry_City_-_COVID19_ShamRocks_the_Fox_-_PR_2.pdf

For updates and information please visit : https://www.lakecountyil.gov/4377/Coronavirus-Disease-2019-COVID-19

From NWS Chicago - NOAA:   Rock, Fox, and Kankakee Basin emergency managers and stormwater contacts,   This is a heads up regarding the potential for rapid river ice formation today through the weekend which could lead to freeze-up ice jams. Some supplemental reports...

PLEASE SEE THE UPDATE FROM THE IDNR BELOW.  HAVE A SAFE AND NICE WEEKEND! As of this morning, all gates at Stratton Dam and Algonquin Dam have been completely opened.  This action was taken per the operational manual and taking into consideration that: (1) an increase...