The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it wants to do more research before it proceeds with its recommendation that nine dams on the Fox River, including those in Elgin and South Elgin, be removed.

Sergio Jasso of Palatine fishes in the Fox River just below the dam near Panton Mill Park in South Elgin on Aug. 8, 2024. Jasso said he fishes there three times a week and catches bass and walleye.

The Corps of Engineers has been repairing the Fox River dams for years now. In 2020, I reported on repairs made to the Kaukauna dam, just upstream of the Lawe Street (State 55) bridge.

Benjamin Haberthur, the executive director, and Jennifer Rooks-Lopez, the chief of planning, for the Kane County Forest Preserve join Lisa Dent to explain why the proposed dam removals on Fox River ...

And there are about 17 dams along the river here in the Lower Fox, which keep water open and opportunities for good hunting for them for fish. - Eagle nests are very, very impressive.

The work on the upper and lower Appleton dams will cost about $8 million. It is being funded by federal money, not city tax dollars.