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Fox River still well above flood stage
Tribune reporterIn Fox Lake, not only were waterways shut to boat traffic, but residents put up “no wake” signs on village streets so passing cars wouldn’t swamp their homes, said Kurt Woolford, chief engineer for the Lake County Stormwater Management...Tags: Rivers, Bodies of Water
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Crest or not, Mississippi and other rivers remain well above flood stage in Missouri
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Levels of the Mississippi River are slowly dropping at places north of St. Louis, slowly rising to the south. By Wednesday afternoon, a few smaller levees had been overtopped or breached, especially in Lincoln and Pike counties....Tags: Rivers, Bodies of Water, Clarksville
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Midwestern floodwaters show little sign of receding
Floodwaters that swept through the Midwest last week failed to recede Tuesday after another inch of rain fell in Illinois and surrounding states, and forecasters warned that more was on the way. Heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms battered the...
Tags: National Weather Service, Rivers, O'Hare International Airport, Bodies of Water, Air Transportation Delays
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Flood-weary Fargo, ND, lobbies for permanent fix
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Filling and laying sandbags has become a civic rite of spring in Fargo, where the swollen Red River has caused major flooding in three of the past four years. With the region finally thawing out from another unusually snowy...Tags: Rivers, Bodies of Water, U.S. Congress, Politics, Barack Obama
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Michigan's swollen Grand River steadily dropping
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Western Michigan's swollen Grand River was steadily receding Tuesday from record-setting flood levels even as hundreds of people remained evacuated from their homes. The river level late Tuesday was about 1.5 feet...
Tags: Weather, Weather Reports, National Weather Service, Rivers, Bodies of Water
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Father and son rescued after fishing boat becomes stranded in flooding Mississippi River
CRYSTAL CITY, Mo. (AP) — A father and son are OK after being rescued from the flooding Mississippi River south of St. Louis. The rescue happened Tuesday evening near Crystal City in Jefferson County. Authorities say a man and his 15-year-old son...Tags: Rivers, Bodies of Water, Ameren Corporation
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Flood receding, cleanup kicks into high gear
More rain fell over the Chicago area Tuesday, slowing cleanup and damage assessment work just as widespread — and in many cases record-breaking — floodwaters had begun to recede. Lisle: Some private wells contaminated Village officials...
Tags: Johnsburg, Weather Reports, National Weather Service, Pat Quinn, Medical Procedures and Tests
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More rain could slow retreat of Michigan floodwaters
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Up to an inch of rain Tuesday could slow the retreat of floodwaters that have hit parts of West Michigan and the Saginaw area hard as other parts of the state see flooding continue to ease following recent heavy rains. A...
Tags: Weather, Weather Reports, National Weather Service, Rivers, Bodies of Water
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Libertyville, Lincolnshire struggle with impact from floods
The massive storm that hit Chicagoland last week dumped more than 7 inches of water in some areas, with Libertyville residents experiencing their share of flooded basements, closed streets and overflowing storm water drains. Libertyville resident Phil...
Tags: Rivers, Local Government, Natural Disasters, Libertyville
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Des Plaines official: Work done on levee made our flooding worse
Tribune reporterNeighborly tensions are rising on the Des Plaines River, as Des Plaines village officials say neighboring Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights are to blame for some of their flooding woes. But the mayor of Mount Prospect strongly denied that claim...Tags: National Weather Service, Rivers, Bodies of Water, Highway Transportation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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River Forest, Riverside clean up after deluge
Communities in western Cook County are still cleaning up this week from a rainfall that left some streets and homes flooded. Some areas saw five inches or more of rain, and the Des Plaines River overflowed wreaking havoc on some River Forest and...
Tags: River Forest, Riverside (Cook, Illinois), Pat Quinn, Rivers, Bodies of Water
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