Images: Cleanup continues after heavy flooding in Lake, Cook and Kane counties
Cleanup continued Thursday in the wake of Wednesday's heavy rain which caused massive flooding the Lake, Cook and Kane counties. See photos of flooding from around the suburbs.
A Daily Herald drone aerial view reveals the extent of flooding at the Marriott Lincolnshire on Thursday.
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Rising floodwaters are affecting businesses Thursday along Old Grand Avenue in Gurnee.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Gurnee Community Church is letting everyone know they have peace despite the rising floodwaters.
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Grand Avenue in Gurnee is closed Thursday due to floodwaters from the Des Plaines River.
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Gurnee Public Works crews and volunteers fill sandbags at the Warren Township High School's O'Plaine Campus Thursday.
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Sandbags are in place Thursday at the businesses along Old Grand Avenue in Gurnee. The Des Plaines River continues to rise causing flooding in the area.
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Chris Walter of Mundelein disposes flooded items from his basement Thursday as people clean up from Wednesday's flooding.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
A tree was damaged outside Santa Maria del Popolo in Mundelein after Wednesday's storm.
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Anthony White of Libertyville sorts through flooded items from his basement Thursday as people clean up from Wednesday's flooding.
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Anthony White of Libertyville tries to dry out a rug as people clean up from Wednesday's flooding.
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Sandbags protect a home on East Glendale Road in Libertyville as the Des Plaines River rises after Wednesday's heavy rain.
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Larry Stenzel helps his daughter Deborah Murphy of Libertyville clean up damaged items after Wednesday's flooding.
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Riverside Park in Libertyville as begun to flood as the Des Plaines River rises after Wednesday's heavy rain.
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Chris Walter of Mundelein throws out flooded items from his basement as people clean up from Wednesday's flooding.
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A van drives down still flooded section of Burdick Street in Libertyville Thursday.
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Libertyville residents help a neighbor clean up after Wednesday's flooding.
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Riverside Park in Libertyville floods Thursday as the Des Plaines River rises after Wednesday's heavy rain.
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Libertyville Public Works delivers sand bags around Oak Spring Road Thursday.
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Riverside Park in Libertyville began to flood Thursday as the Des Plaines River rises after Wednesday's heavy rain.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Floodwaters cover the streets at the intersection of Lincolnshire and Oxford drives in Lincolnshire Thursday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Andrew Shrout and his son Jack, 11, ride their bikes to view the extent of flooding in their Lincolnshire neighborhood Thursday.
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In this view looking toward the Des Plaines River, flooding covers Wilshire Drive in Lincolnshire Thursday.
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The intersection of Oxford Drive and Essex Lane is flooded in Lincolnshire Thursday.
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Flooding at the intersection of Wilshire and Cumberland drives in Lincolnshire Thursday.
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Aerial view taken with a drone showing the extent of flooding in a Lincolnshire neighborhood east of the Des Plaines River Thursday.
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Aerial view taken with a drone showing the extent of flooding in a Lincolnshire neighborhood east of the Des Plaines River Thursday.
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Aerial view taken with a drone showing the extent of flooding in a Lincolnshire neighborhood east of the Des Plaines River Thursday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Tommy Serlick from Ingleside's Cub Scout Pack 179 fills sandbags Thursday at the Fox Lake Public Works facility.
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Scouts and leaders and siblings from Ingleside's Cub Scout Pack 179 and employees of Fox Lake's Gordy's Marine fill sandbags Thursday afternoon at the Fox Lake Public Works facility.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Water is pumped from under the Warren Townhip High School football field Thursday morning in Gurnee.
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A baseball field behind Warren Township High School's O'Plaine Campus is submerged by the rising Des Plaines River Thursday.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
A pickup truck passes through approximately 24 inches of water in this drone aerial view showing the extent of flooding at the Marriott Lincolnshire Thursday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
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