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With Des Plaines River Receding, Oakton Community College Reopening
Classes and activities had been on hiatus since July 13, due to flooding on the Des Plaines River after heavy storms.
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Classes and activities had been on hiatus since July 13, due to flooding on the Des Plaines River after heavy storms.
Scattered thunderstorms are expected Sunday afternoon in the Chicago area, but shouldn't significantly affect flood levels
Limited flooding is expected to continue Saturday along the Des Plaines and Gurnee rivers, which remain in flood warning stage after being pounded by rainfall earlier this week.
The flooded Fox River and Des Plaines River began receding in recent days, but will rise at least somewhat Thursday with more rain falling.
On Linden Drive in Round Lake, piles of flood-damaged belongings lay curbside for village crews and front-end loaders to place in dumpsters.
Days of anxiety are coming to a head, as people living along the Fox River are bracing for the water to crest.
In Des Plaines, the river has crested. However, in Fox Lake, it could be several more hours before that happens.
As the floodwaters continue to rise, Gov. Bruce Rauner heads to Algonquin Sunday afternoon to tour flood damage in McHenry County.
Gov. Bruce Rauner made a state disaster declaration for Lake, McHenry, and Kane counties, as a result of major flooding.
In many northern suburbs, residents already are stressed to the max trying to protect their homes and belongings from the floods.
A giant crater opened up Thursday morning on Gages Lake Road near Lonard Drive.
One north suburban auto dealer was hit hard by this week's rain and flash flooding. How can consumers protect themselves from buying damaged goods? CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports.
"They take advantage of the consumers who are in dire need of getting their houses fixed," Better Business Bureau CEO Steve Bernas said.
Many areas in the north suburbs remained flooded Thursday morning, and rivers were still rising, leaving businesses and homeowners on alert.
Crews pulled the man, thought to be in his late 20s or early 30s, from the water and took him to Resurrection Hospital.
The Cook County Commissioner called on an investigation into why it took five days to find Cameron Sanders' body in the Des Plaines River.
Chicago Fire Department Squad 7 was called to help search the Des Plaines River for a missing teen, but had no certified divers on duty.
The body of a missing teenager has been found in the Des Plaines River, not far from the bridge where he jumped in the water on Saturday.
Cameron Sanders, 16, has been missing since Saturday, when he was pulled under by the current after diving in the Des Plaines River.
The teen jumped into the river Saturday with a group of friends near Melrose Park.
Three teens jumped from a railroad bridge about 4:30 p.m. Saturday near Melrose Park. Two of the teens surfaced, but the third went missing.
Crews cleaning debris from the water of the Des Plaines River discovered a person's body Friday afternoon in west suburban Maywood.
A man had to be rescued when he became stuck the mud on Saturday while fishing on the Des Plaines River in west suburban Warrenville.
Lonnie R. Jones, of Joliet, was found in the Des Plaines River in the 700 block of Railroad Street on April 18, according to Joliet police and the Will County coroner's office. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:15 p.m.
Firefighters searching the Des Plaines River in the western suburbs near where a vehicle was found submerged on Sunday have discovered the body of a Chicago woman.
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The FDA found even some products that claimed to be "sterile" were contaminated.
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Shane Butler said he was grateful to be alive, and he owes it all to the safety training he did exactly one year before he accidentally shot himself.
Bally's took possession of the River West property July 5.
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But when thieves damaged the AC units, the heat spilled over to inside.
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But when thieves damaged the AC units, the heat spilled over to inside.
The robber choked the man, hit him in the head with the pliers, and took his cellphone, police said.
No other injuries were reported, police said.
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