Overview
- The Des Plaines and Fox rivers kept rising following Friday night's heavy rain, sending water into streets and yards in Gurnee, Lincolnshire and Antioch.
- Officials said the Des Plaines could reach major flood stage before it crests near Lincolnshire, with levels near 15 feet possible in that stretch.
- Police closed parts of Grand Avenue in Gurnee and local crews shut sections of Lincolnshire Drive and Londonderry Lane, and firefighters rescued a couple in Antioch.
- Lake County pre-staged shelters with the Red Cross and Salvation Army, distributed more than 20,000 sandbags, and set pumps and public works crews in flood‑prone areas.
- Some waterways such as the North Branch of the Chicago River have started to recede, but runoff from Wisconsin can keep the Des Plaines rising even after local rain stops.