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Flood warning issued for Fox, Des Plaines rivers

Thunderstorms, some violent, disrupted festivals, Labor Day cookouts and traffic as they moved through the Chicago area Monday afternoon.

Schaumburg officials called off Septemberfest for the remainder of the day for the safety of attendees, vendors and employees, they said. Naperville's Last Fling closed Family Fun Land about 12:30 p.m. but reopened the carnival and block party areas at 4:45 p.m.

A tornado warning came and went in Lake County.

The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for the Des Plaines and Fox rivers.

The Des Plaines River was at 15.1 feet near Des Plaines. Flood stage is 15 feet. The weather service predicted the river would rise to 17 feet by the morning.

The Fox River reached 9.5 feet, which is flood stage, at Algonquin Tailwater. The weather service predicted the Fox would reach almost 10 feet by the morning.

The Des Plaines warning lasts through Thursday evening, while the warning on the Fox lasts until Friday morning.

Officials with the Fox Waterway Agency, which regulates boating on the Fox River and Chain O' Lakes, issued a no-wake restriction due to high water in the upper and lower river areas Monday morning, saying all boaters must drive slowly at a no-wake pace. The agency also said a debris advisory is in place across the entire waterway.

Minor flooding was reported in Highland Park and Deerfield, with the city of Highland Park offering sand bags at its public services center and closing Trail Way and Tanglewood Court Monday morning.

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