The floods, through the lens of our readers
Readers, you were everywhere around the Northwest suburbs on Saturday and Sunday, documenting the floodwaters that rose up around us. Here's a sampling of some of their work.
Andy Schneider shot this photo at Higgins and Roselle roads in Schaumburg.
Marcia Evers got this shot of her daughters, Ashley, 6, and Brianna, 8, in front of the flooded parking lot and playground at Central Road School, Rolling Meadows.
Reader Doug Pellegrino says the devastation around Beaver Pond in Bartlett (near Stearns Road and Kingston Lane) is significant. Houses in the area closest to the pond have water filling their basements to the ceilings; and in some cases even onot the first floor.
Wayne Shuman had his picture taken during the rainstorm Saturday to document the flooding on Jan Marie Lane in Elgin.
Photo by Wayne Shuman
Elgin Fire Department divers tour the Old Oaks subdivision to help evacuate residents Saturday evening as heavy rains flooded the southeast-side neighborhood.
Photo by Wayne Shuman
A picture of Elmhurst Road and Landmeier, by Nallely Flores.
Frank Bavaro of Elk Grove Village called this photo, "Making the best of it," depicting him fishing in his front yard.
Pat Barath submitted this picture of the corner of Yale and Park streets in Arlington Heights, shot at 5 p.m. Saturday. Neighbors say the flooding was caused by shutoff of pumps at the retention pond on Kirchoff Road while crews wee searching for the tragic drowning victim.
A second shot of Central Road School, Rolling Meadows, from Marcia Evers.
The corner of Weathersfield and Walnut in Schaumburg, by Andy Schneider
David Gunger of Rolling Meadows posed his twin 9-year-old sons Alex and Zach at flooded Kimball Hill pond by the dislodged pier.