THIS WEEK’S QUESTION IS HOW DO THE MCALPINE LOCKS AND DAM WORK? THE OHIO RIVER RUNS FROM PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, TO ITS MOUTH ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN ILLINOIS, AND ALONG THE WAY ...

So how do the locks and dam work? The Ohio River runs from Pittsburgh to its mouth on the Mississippi River in Illinois, and along the way, the McAlpine Locks are a critical stop for vessels.

It’s expected to return to normal in the next few weeks, according to an Illinois ... from Stratton Lock and Dam in McHenry County, which is the passage between the river and the Chain of ...

A stalemate between President Donald Trump and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker that threatened a $1.2 billion plan to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes appears to have been settled after ...

The new project at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Des Plaines River near Joliet will provide another layer of protection at a downstream choke point between the Illinois River, which is ...

Illinois officials are set to resume efforts ... The resolution urged Pritzker to resume construction at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam project site. “This is an unnecessary delay.

In the executive order Friday, Trump referenced the stoppage at Brandon Road Lock and Dam and asked his administration “to ensure the State of Illinois ... the Mississippi River basin, spreading ...

The memorandum published Friday evening explicitly expresses support for a $1.15 billion project at the Brandon Road Lock ... dam, which is 286 miles above the confluence of the Illinois River ...

A stalemate between President Donald Trump and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker that threatened a $1.2 billion plan to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes appears to have been settled after ...