Images: Flooding Wednesday in the northwest suburbs
Juan Corona carries his granddaughter Delanee Hernandez, 9, on his back from her flooded house in Wheeling after storms dumped over five inches of water on the area.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
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
Multiple rescue crews gather on the Kelsey Road bridge in Lake Barrington to look for a reported person and dog in a fast-moving, flooded creek in the Grassy Lake Forest Preserve after noon Wednesday.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Continuous overnight storms flooded many streets in McHenry County. The Northwest Metra line between Crystal Lake and McHenry was shut down as crews worked on a washout under the tracks on Bay Road, north of Crystal Lake.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Crews prepare to enter a fast-moving, flooded creek in the Grassy Lake Forest Preserve in Lake Barrington. A passing motorist spotted a man and dog from the Kelsey Road bridge in Lake Barrington just before noon Wednesday.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Multiple rescue crews looks for a reported person and dog in a fast-moving, flooded creek in the Grassy Lake Forest Preserve in Lake Barrington.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
A small car pushes itÂ’s way through a flooded Knack Road, near Route 176 in Crystal Lake Wednesday morning. Continuous overnight storms flooded many streets in McHenry County.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
A rescue crew wades on the bank in a fast-moving, flooded creek in the Grassy Lake Forest Preserve in Lake Barrington. A passing motorist spotted a man and dog from the Kelsey Road bridge in Lake Barrington just before noon Wednesday.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
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