Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, center, looks at a flood inundation and road closure map with McHenry County Emergency Management Director David Christensen at the Algonquin Public Works Department in Algonquin, Ill., Sunday, July 16, 2017. (Paul Valade/Daily Herald via AP)
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ROUND LAKE, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner toured flood damage in northern Illinois for the second time in a week as recovery efforts continued in some areas and others brace for more high water.
Rauner was in Round Lake on Wednesday afternoon to take a look at Murphy Elementary School, which was under five feet of water at the height of the flooding. Officials say the school suffered $2 million in damage.
Afterward, Rauner said the state is taking every necessary step to ensure local officials have the tools and resources needed to aid those affected by the flooding.
Rauner has issued state disaster declarations for Cook, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties. He previously visited damage on Friday.
National Weather Service flood warnings remained in effect Wednesday for portions of the Des Plaines and Fox rivers, but the good news for residents is that both rivers have crested. The bad news is that the forecast includes temperatures in the 90s and more rain.
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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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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