Prairie Parkway Project Information

Various routing alternatives for the proposed Prairie Parkway connecting I-88 and I-80 are currently under consideration by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). The Friends of the Fox River has a vested interest in evaluating the potential impact that construction of such a freeway may have on the streams in the Fox watershed on or near the proposed routes under consideration.

Stay informed about the Prairie Project Project by visiting these links:

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• Update on Prairie Pakway Corridor Planning Group Environmental Task Force Activities
• by: Tom Schrader, Vice President, Friends of the Fox River
• Posted: 6/7/06

• Friends of the Fox River Represented on Prairie Parkway Environmental Task Force
• by: Tom Schrader, Vice President, Friends of the Fox River
• Posted: 2/28/06

• Biological Surveys of Big Rock Creek and Tributaries, August 2002 and July 2003 (5.76 MB PDF File)
• by: Robert C. Rung and Stephen M. Pescitelli, March 2004
• Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Region II Streams Office, Plano, Illinois
• Posted: 10/24/05
• Prairie Parkway Follow-up: Summary of IDNR Survey of Big Rock Creek
• by: Tom Schrader, Vice President, Friends of the Fox River
• Posted: 10/24/05

• IDOT Announces Public Meetings to Present Recommended Routes for Prairie Parkway
• Posted: 9/22/05

• The Prairie Parkway: Potential Threat to Sensitive Areas in the Fox Watershed
• by: Tom Schrader, Vice President, Friends of the Fox River