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Army Corps of Engineers have recommended removing nine dams along the Fox River through the far western suburbs. But residents who want to keep the river the way it is have pushed back against the Army Corps plan. Local officials have raised concerns about how it would affect drinking water, sewage treatment and recreation.
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