Following the Current: A Bioregional History of the Fox River from the Pleistocene to the Present

iv Irene Park Irene is a current senior at IMSA. She enjoys eating cheese. A fun fact is that she can sleep for nineteen hours at a time. Evan Kuzukas Evan was born in Chicago and has lived in the Chicagoland area all his life. He has been interested in the Radium girls since 7th grade and what they have done for worker's rights has inspired him. In his free time, he can be found reading about planes or cars, gaming, or working in the Makerlab Grace Daum Grace Daum is an IMSA senior from South Elgin, Illinois. She enjoys chemistry and biology and hopes to one day be a cardiothoracic surgeon. In her free time, Grace runs for IMSA's cross-country team, is an avid fantasy and science fiction reader, and goes fishing on the Fox River with her dad. Val Castellanos Valeria (Val) Castellanos (she/her) has lived most of her life in Illinois and is currently completing her high school education at a residential accelerated STEM institution in Aurora, the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA). Avery Hedican Avery Hedican lives in Gridley, Illinois. She is a senior at the Illinois Math and Science Academy. When she’s not busy with school, Avery spends time with my friends and family or plays hockey. Nooriyah Doriwala Nooriyah Doriwala is a senior at IMSA who loves swimming, traveling, and watching foreign films. She enjoyed the process of writing this book and may consider being a radical environmentalist in the near future. Zander Tamez Zander is a senior at IMSA who also happens to be one of the authors for this book. He loves to skateboard/dance around and experience new things. Alan Hernandez Alan Hernandez is the author of History of Elgin's Growth along the Fox River. He's a senior at IMSA and he wants to major in CS. Some of his hobbies include listening to music and playing Volleyball. Halimat Sanusi Halimat is a current senior at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. She is an avid dancer who also enjoys cooking and baking.

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