Chemtool Fire - 06/23/2021 @ 10:00 AM

For clarification, this area of the river has been closed since last week. IDNR says emergency personnel and workers are near the site and the closure is intended to help keep both those emergency personnel, workers and the public safe as fire response continues and clean-up work begins. IDNR adds that the closure has nothing to due with potential contamination.

Due to the Chemtool fire, and the ongoing efforts of emergency personnel, IDNR Conservation Police have determined that navigation of the Rock River is significantly dangerous to the public at this time. Until further notice, the Rock River is now closed to recreational boat traffic from the Rockton Dam, in Winnebago County, upstream to the border of Wisconsin.
At present, there are emergency personnel and workers near the site; the closure is intended to help keep both those emergency personnel, workers and the public safe as fire response continues and clean-up work begins.  (Source: 
Illinois Conservation Police)