St. Charles Bridge Reopens After Flood

The city of St. Charles on Thursday reopened the Illinois Street Bridge and all the streets that had been closed a week ago during the heavy rains that pushed the Fox River and local streams over their banks.

Public Works Director Mark Koenen, in an email to St. Charles Patch late Thursday afternoon, said all the affected streets have been reopened to motorists. “There are pedestrian trails still closed … namely sections of the Fox River Trail and the Bob Leonard Riverwalk,” he wrote.

Meantime, many of the St. Charles Park District parks that were shut down remained closed on Thursday. On its website, the Park District stated that Pottawatomie Park, Mount St. Mary Park, Boy Scout Island, Ferson Creek Park, Riverside/Buie Park and Taly Park remain closed. Also closed is the dog park at James O. Breen Community Park.

“Many bike paths, especially along the Fox River or bodies of water, are also closed,” the Park District’s website states. “All trails at Primrose Farm are closed. The farmstead is open during regular hours. Please be careful in your neighborhood park.”

Related:

• St. Charles: Fox River Flood Center

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