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Images: Flooding Wednesday in the northwest suburbs

  Greg Mandrek describes the damage to his cars and apartment after flooding at the Runaway Bay Apartments in Palatine on Wednesday. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  Kurt and Cheryl Prell inspect the condition of their car after flooding at the Runaway Bay Apartments in Palatine on Wednesday. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  Floodwaters bubble up from a drain causing flooding along Arlington Heights Road south of Dundee Road in Buffalo Grove on Wednesday. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  Flooding along Arlington Heights Road and Dundee Road in Buffalo Grove caused major traffic problems on Wednesday. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  An abandoned car sits on flooded Henley Street in front of Glenview State Bank at Waukegan Road in Glenview on Wednesday. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  A man and women try to move their car on Henley Street in Glenview at Waukegan Road Wednesday. Waukegan Road was closed both directions between Golf and Glenview Road. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  Buffalo Grove Fire Department personnel load a rescue boat back onto a trailer Wednesday after helping to evacuate some nearby residents as floodwaters rose in their homes. Melissa Silverberg/msilverberg@dailyherald.com
  Lake Zurich village and fire department officials work the flooding scene along Bristol Trail Drive in Lake Zurich Wednesday. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
  A car is submerged under water along Bristol Trail Road in Lake Zurich Wednesday morning as after heavy rains hit the area. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
  A vehicle is half under water along Bristol Trail Drive in Lake Zurich Wednesday following heavy rains. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
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