It is not much to fish so I do not spend much time doing it.  I did hook one northern last year.  Several years ago my son and I anchored and thru out a big gob of worm and we caught several cats and carp. If you are up but the border it may be a much different river.  I am at Lemont and for the most part it is dirty.
I don’t see much mentioned about this section of the Des Plaines River but there are several people that canoe it.  During the summer months some one rents canoes and shuttles people back up stream. I would not plan on swimming or wading in it.
I went out again last weekend.
Magicpaddler