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Ice Closes Illinois River

February 15, 2021

The arctic temperatures and icing that surged into the midsection of the country closed the Illinois River. Beginning February 8, American Commercial Barge Line notified its customers that it was… Read More

Corps Of Engineers Approves Three ‘Corn Belt’ Statistical Port Districts

October 16, 2020

The Corps of Engineers Navigation and Civil Works Decision Support Center, in coordination with the Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (WCSC), issued its approval October 9 for the creation of the… Read More

Work Continues On Illinois River Locks New forms being placed on the upper gate sill at Starved Rock Lock and Dam; the blocks from the old upper sill that were cut and removed are shown. (Photo courtesy of the Rock Island Engineer District)

New forms being placed on the upper gate sill at Starved Rock Lock and Dam; the blocks from the old upper sill that were cut and removed are shown. (Photo courtesy of the Rock Island Engineer District)

Work Continues On Illinois River Locks

September 6, 2020

On July 17, scheduled major rehabilitation and repair work at LaGrange Lock and Dam on the Illinois River was extended from September 30 to October 13. That’s been the only… Read More

Seneca, Ill., Barge Fleet Faces Opposition

August 15, 2020

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources closed public comments August 10 regarding a proposed 1.6mile-long barge terminal and fleet on the Illinois River. Derek Egan and Illinois & Michigan Oil of Joliet… Read More

Flooding Hits Illinois, Upper Mississippi Rivers The Illinois Waterway Visitor Center at Starved Rock Lock and Dam at Ottawa, Ill., was an island last week as heavy rains caused flooding on the upper portions of the waterway. (Rock Island Engineer District photo)

The Illinois Waterway Visitor Center at Starved Rock Lock and Dam at Ottawa, Ill., was an island last week as heavy rains caused flooding on the upper portions of the waterway. (Rock Island Engineer District photo)

Flooding Hits Illinois, Upper Mississippi Rivers

May 22, 2020

Heavy rains over the weekend of May 16–17 led to high water and flooding on the Illinois River and parts of the Upper Mississippi River. The Illinois River was under… Read More

Dredging Money Still In Limbo

September 13, 2019

As the harvest season reaches its peak, Corps of Engineer districts are struggling to slowly unclog rivers and resurvey channels that were choked with unprecedented amounts of silt this spring. Read More

Floods Approach Records, Extend Lock Closures Only the outlines of the lock walls can be seen as Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam 22 is swamped by floodwater. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District)

Only the outlines of the lock walls can be seen as Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam 22 is swamped by floodwater. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District)

Floods Approach Records, Extend Lock Closures

May 9, 2019

Waves of new storms hit saturated ground throughout the Midwest, sending water barreling into already-swollen rivers, breaching levees, closing locks, flooding cities and approaching all-time flood records across the length… Read More

High Water, Flooding Halts Traffic On Rivers

March 1, 2019

This high-water season is threatening to break records along the whole length of several river systems. Higher-than-expected rainfalls in the last weekend of February caused high water in the Ohio… Read More

New Lock Closure Date

March 1, 2019

The Mississippi Valley Division of the Corps of Engineers agreed with industry requests to move the date of the scheduled closure of Lock 25 from March 22 to March 8. Read More

Schoellhorn-Albrecht Builds Dock-To-Barge Access System Ladder system provides safe and efficient transfer from dock to barge.

Schoellhorn-Albrecht Builds Dock-To-Barge Access System

January 28, 2019

Schoellhorn-Albrecht designed, fabricated and delivered two custom cart and rail accommodation ladder systems for use by a Midwest refinery on the Illinois River. The custom ladder system was requested by… Read More