It provided a calm, safe route west next to the river, which is nearly dry upstream part of the year but whose rapids rage in springtime.

VOA: standard.2010.04.29

This part of the Illinois River near Morris is several miles southwest of the electronic fish barrier, a critical point along the Illinois waterway system meant to stop the Asian Carp from reaching Lake Michigan.

VOA: standard.2010.07.19

On a warm summer day, when he usually would not be fishing - and on a part of the Illinois River where commercial fishing is normally illegal - Isaak and his fellow fisherman are casting their nets to drive the Asian Carp out of the water.

VOA: standard.2010.07.19