Fox Valley cleaning up after the flood

With a forecast of sun ahead, Fox Valley area residents continued to recover from last weekend's floods.

Several Elgin area intersections that were closed because of high water reopened Tuesday morning.

However, according to Ann Dinges, police department spokeswoman, still closed were: Hammond Avenue; Varsity Drive between Woodview Circle and Maroon Drive; Kirk Avenue and Getty Street; Sadler Avenue between Suzanne Lane and Jan Marie Lane; and Ramona Avenue north of Villa Street.

For updates, visit www.cityofelgin.org.

Elgin officials also shored up plans for a special trash and debris collection from areas hit hard by flooding.

"We have this going on through the end of next week, so that's plenty of time," city spokeswoman Sue Olafson said.

Today and next Wednesday, Sept. 24, the collection areas are:

• Villa Street to Dickey Avenue to Route 20 to Cook-Kane Road;

• Route 20 to State Street to South Street to Woodland to Highland to Aldine Avenue back to South Street

On Thursday and Thursday, Sept. 25, it's Brookside and Westgate drives, Country Knoll Lane and Oakmont Drive.

This Friday and Friday, Sept. 26: Wing Street to McClure Avenue to Highland Avenue to Wing Park Boulevard.

Next Monday, Sept. 22, the collection area is: Chester Avenue to Hiawatha Drive to Ford Avenue to Liberty Street to River Bluff Road to Cedar Avenue.

Residents will be able to dispose of most waste without buying special garbage stickers. For details, call (847) 931-6100.