The day in photos: Monday
Des Plaines Police and other bystanders help to rescue a boy who jumped into the Des Plaines River Monday morning. Another man jumped into the river to help the boy and both were rescued by the police.
Courtesy of Wally Hoffman
John Spiteri, a potter at the Clay Space art center in Warrenville, tries to get muck out of a drain outside the center. He found the drain wasn't plugged, but just not draining.
Scott Sanders | Staff Photographer
Warrenville public works employee John Satter, left, hands a sand bag to fellow public works employee Tim Kohout, at Debi Rossi's house on River Road at Ferry Rd.
Scott Sanders | Staff Photographer
Martin Welmers throws out flood-damaged items from his home along Oakbrook Road in Wood Dale.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Artie Martinez watches his sump pump run overtime as it tries to keep up with the flood waters from Salt Creek along Edgebrook Rd. in Woodale. He says this flooding was just as bad as in 1987.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Jake Loween, left, and Billy Heffley attempt to ride their bikes along flooded Elk Grove Blvd. in Elk Grove Village.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Shawn Hacker pulls out of his driveway on Elk Grove Blvd. on his way to work.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
A brave motorcyclist slowly creeps along a flooded Elk Grove Blvd. in Elk Grove Village.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Francisco Castelan hauls a dehumidifier to his flooded home on Jan Marie Lane in Elgin on Monday morning.
Christopher Hankins | Staff Photographer
Flooding of the DuPage River in Warrenville. Warrenville Road is closed in downtown Warrenville. The river is way up, just under the bridge.
Scott Sanders | Staff Photographer
Francisco Castelan and his neighbor Wayne Shuman, right, examine their neighborhood Monday morning on Elgin's southeast side.
Christopher Hankins | Staff Photographer
Flooding of the DuPage River in Warrenville. A crane hunts for food along a forest preserve path next to the DuPage River in Warrenville.
Scott Sanders | Staff Photographer
Butterfield Road, (Route 56) is closed at the DuPage River in Warrenville.
Scott Sanders | Staff Photographer
Des Plaines Police and other bystanders help to rescue a boy who jumped into the Des Plaines River Monday morning. Another man ,left, jumped into the river to help the boy and both were rescued by the police.
Courtesy of Wally Hoffman
William Sommerville took the first look under his flooded home Monday morning in Elgin after floodwaters stripped his mobile home of it's skirting. He stayed behind in his home after evacuating his family Saturday to stay with relatives.
Christopher Hankins | Staff Photographer
Andrew Bartosik walks in waist-high water with his dog Junior back to his flooded home along Edgebrook Road in Wood Dale. This was the first time in 25 years that he's seen such flooding.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Flooding of the DuPage River in Warrenville. This is Warrenville Rd, just West of the DuPage River.
Scott Sanders | Staff Photographer
Linda Kiepke, a teacher at Clay Space ceramic art center, keeps a wary eye on the river rushing by just below the windows at the center. It is located literally next to the DuPage River on Warrenville Road in Warrenville.
Scott Sanders | Staff Photographer
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