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The Fox River in Elgin and elsewhere has been closed to recreational boating by the state as water levels surge past flood level. Illinois Department of Natural Resources officials issued the ban, ...
With the Fox River already running high and fast, people who live along its banks are bracing for flooding, with more rain on the way on Friday. Several trails and parks in South Elgin have been ...
Officials in both the Waukesha and Burlington areas are monitoring the Fox River. Flood levels are expected to rise with another round of rain and severe weather. BURLINGTON, Wis. - Editor's note: ...
The National Weather Service is warning Michigan residents about ongoing flooding and the risk of more high water and rain. Steady rain and rapid snowmelt have led to evacuations, dam failures, road ...
Homeowner Maha Amin moved three dozen sandbags from the trunk of her car to her driveway Thursday, bracing for more flooding in Des Plaines. After 16 years in her home without flooding incidents, she ...
CROTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — An evacuation order for those in the Muskegon River flood plain below Croton Dam remains in place Friday. Newaygo County Emergency Services issued the warning Thursday ...
DES PLAINES, Ill. (WGN) — Flood preparations continue in northwest suburban Des Plaines for potential flooding after multiple rounds of heavy rain have fallen across the area this week, with more in ...
The rain is finally coming to an end for much of Michigan, but the impact of these storms over the past few days remains in many areas in Metro Detroit, like on Davis Drive in Utica, where dealing ...
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Davenport has activated the city’s flood plan as the Mississippi River rises following recent heavy rain. In a Facebook post, Davenport’s Public Works Department said the ...
NEWAYGO COUNTY — Newaygo County Emergency Services has ordered immediate evacuations for residents in the Muskegon River Floodplain below Croton due to rapidly rising water levels. The alert, issued ...
Residents in Nunda Township along the Fox River began sandbagging Wednesday night, with volunteers and crews working to fill 2,500 to 3,000 bags an hour, Highway Commissioner Rob Parrish said. The ...