So how many Kankakee River mussels were captured and relocated? The number might come as a surprise.

The quest to find and relocate the endangered Kankakee River mussels has been completed, officials confirmed.

The long-anticipated project to find and relocated endangered Kankakee River mussels began Tuesday at the site of the planned Kankakee East Riverwalk.

With no limits on mussel takes, it isn’t surprising that the Fox River clamming industry went bust just a few short years after it boomed.