Photos: Illinois River drops to near record low levels at Starved Rock

Jim Small, of Lemont, fishes in the center of the channel Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, near Plum Island at Starved Rock State Park. The Illinois River is inches away from an all-time record low. The river level at the Starved Rock Lock and Dam is 440.09 feet above sea level and the record low is 439.9 set on Oct. 3, 2012. (Scott Anderson)