01/28/2010
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Fox River Status Update
January 28, 2010
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01/13/2010
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N O T I C E: We have received many 2010 Sticker Renewals in the mail with INCOMPLETE INFORMATION and they WILL NOT be processed. We will try to notify you by the last phone number we have in our system. If you have mailed in your renewal and did not complete the pertinent information needed (Inboard/Outboard, IL#, etc.)... Please call our office during normal business hours with the missing information needed and we will be happy to process your 2010 Sticker Renewal. |
11/09/2009
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WINTER STATUS: Generally begins when the winter drawdown starts and ends around mid-March. Boating is permitted. Although buoys are removed, normal summer zones are still in place, and consideration is requested for the residents in the area. |
09/02/2009
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Lake County Sheriff Dispatch Unit 847-549-5200
McHenry County Dispatch Unit 815-338-2144 |
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The Illinois Fox
River Chain O'Lakes is the busiest inland recreational waterway
per acre in
the entire United States. Only an hour's drive from Chicago,
Milwaukee, and Rockford, and with over 7,100 acres of water, 15
lakes and 45 miles of river. This "Key West of the Midwest"
accommodates every water-borne activity including boating, swimming,
tubing, waterskiing, hunting and fishing, and appeals to everyone
from families and couples, to the more adventurous weekender. Chicagoland's playground for over 100 years also boasts some of the
best restaurants and marinas, two State Parks and other
entertainment venues and events unique only to the Fox River Chain
O'Lakes.
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The Fox Waterway Agency is the proud caretaker
of this jewel of the Midwest. We are a "special unit of local
government", created by the State of Illinois in 1984, and self-funded.
We are NOT a taxing body, rather, we are a "pay to play" system where
users of the waterway buy a sticker to fund the maintenance of the
waterway! With baseline programs in dredging, navigational aides
(buoys) and public safety (debris), the Fox Waterway Agency is also
involved in a wide-range of public benefit programs and community
support activities to enhance the recreational and
tourist opportunities
of this natural resource. Recently, we have begun a campaign to
recycle lake sediment as topsoil to help fund more water quality
projects and create more recreational opportunities. The
forefathers of the Agency saw an Agency that "coordinated the efforts of
Federal, State and local partners", and we do that well.
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