Images: Heavy rain causes flooding in the suburbs
Heavy rain overnight into Thursday has left many suburban streets flooded. Pedestrians took to umbrellas to keep dry as they went about their business.
Zoran Denovich of Des Plaines stays dry under the protection of his umbrella as he boards a Pace bus in downtown Des Plaines during Thursday morning's rain shower.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
A car is barely visible as it plows through standing water on Route 31 in Elgin Thursday after heavy rainfall throughout the day.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
A motorist stands in the rain after being involved in a two-car accident on Algonquin Road and Huntington Blvd. in Hoffman Estates Thursday.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Cars make their way through flooded areas on Main Street in Wheaton on Thursday during heavy rain.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Cars head through standing water on Main Street in Wheaton on Thursday.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Heavy rains leave standing water along Route 176 in Wauconda Thursday morning.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Cars splash through puddles near Harper College in Palatine Thursday.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Vicki Clark of Schaumburg walks through a wet parking lot on her way from her art class at Harper College in Palatin Thursday.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Chris Konar of Mount Prospect shields himself from the rain while taking a break with his friends on the Harper College campus Thursday in Palatine.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Overnight rain showers left plenty of standing water along Riverside Ave. in St. Charles Thursday.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
A bus splashes through a large puddle collecting at the intersection of First Street and Campbell Street in Geneva after Wednesday night's and Thursday morning's rains.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Geese feed in the flooded grass along the Fox River at Fabyan Forest Preserve West in Geneva Thursday morning.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Raindrops gather on the inside of a pinwheel outside the Kane County Courthouse on Third Street downtown Geneva Thursday. A "pinwheel garden" stands outside the courthouse as a tribute to the over 500 abused and neglected children represented each year by CASA Kane County.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
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