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Northern Illinois fights floods in Prospect Heights and beyond
Rain intensified flood danger across northern Illinois as Des Plaines and Fox rivers rose. In Prospect Heights residents stacked sandbags against 4 foot barriers while power outages affected hundreds of thousands. Gov Blagojevich declared disaster areas in four counties. FEMA planned recovery centers as nearby DeKalb and Sycamore faced evacuations and an NIU campus flooded.
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Prospect Heights
Illinois
Chicago
Des Plaines
Prospect
Ohio
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Upper
Midwest
National Weather Service
Nathan Marsili
O'Hare International Airport
Fox
Lake County
Red
Fox River
DeKalb
Kishwaukee
Sycamore
Mark Biernacki
Northern Illinois University
Rod Blagojevich
Cook, Lake
Kane
McHenry Counties
FEMA
Jim Doyle
Donna Gilson
Wisconsin Emergency Management
Missouri
Weather Service
Mississippi River
Ottumwa
Iowa
Bentonsport
Des Moines
Keosauqua
Davenport
Rodney Pace
Pace