Flooding continued Monday, July 17, 2017, in Fox Lake, Ill., along the Chain O' Lakes. Flood conditions are expected to remain in areas of northern Illinois through Thursday as residents brace themselves for more rain. (Gilbert R Boucher II/Daily Herald via AP)
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago hospital is reopening after being evacuated and closed last week due to power outages caused by flooding.
Northwestern Medicine says in a statement that clinical operations are resuming Tuesday at Lake Forest Hospital, including the facility's emergency department. Power was restored last Wednesday night following the outage earlier that day.
The update comes as flood conditions remain in areas of northern Illinois and 2 inches (5 centimeters) of rain is forecast through next week. The Fox River is expected to crest Tuesday but will remain at major flood stage through Thursday.
Floodwaters began to recede over the weekend along the Des Plaines River.
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has issued disaster declarations for four counties due to flooding, including Cook County. Chicago is in Cook County.
Bob Paganucci explains how his home is surrounded by about four feet of water as he cannot get to his home on Park Avenue as flooding continued Monday, July 17, 2017 in Fox Lake, Ill., along the Chain O' Lakes. Flood conditions are expected to remain in areas of northern Illinois through Thursday as residents brace themselves for more rain. (Gilbert R Boucher II)/Daily Herald via AP)
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A boat floats into yards as flooding continued Monday, July 17, 2017, in Fox Lake, Ill., along the Chain O' Lakes. Flood conditions are expected to remain in areas of northern Illinois through Thursday as residents brace themselves for more rain. (Gilbert R Boucher II/Daily Herald via AP)
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A truck at Ben Watts Marina explains that the Chain O'Lakes is closed to boaters as flooding continued Monday, July 17, 2017 in Fox Lake, Ill., along the Chain O' Lakes. Flood conditions are expected to remain in areas of northern Illinois through Thursday as residents brace themselves for more rain. (Gilbert R Boucher II/Daily Herald via AP)
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Flooding continued Monday, July 17, 2017, in Fox Lake, Ill., along the Chain O' Lakes. Flood conditions are expected to remain in areas of northern Illinois through Thursday as residents brace themselves for more rain.(Gilbert R Boucher II/Daily Herald via AP)
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Karen Burt walks along Kings Road from her home as flooding continued Monday, July 17, 2017, in Fox Lake, Ill., along the Chain O' Lakes. Flood conditions are expected to remain in areas of northern Illinois through Thursday as residents brace themselves for more rain. (Gilbert R Boucher II/Daily Herald via AP)
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