Fisherman Rescued From Mud On Des Plaines River
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.
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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.
Monday's deluge resulted in isolated flooding, but four Chicago area rivers remain near their flood stage, according to the National Weather Service.
Heavy, persistent rain has led to a huge increase in the flow of streams across Chicagoland and nearly all of them are way above normal for this time of year, according to a survey the the U.S. Geological Survey.
Though some of the flooding from Monday's thunderstorms has receded, the Des Plaines River was still overflowing its banks on Wednesday, and the North Branch of the Chicago River was near flood stage in some areas, with more rain on the way Wednesday evening.
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A west suburban police officer rescued some teens from an overturned canoe last week.
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Police officer Sean O'Brien, credited with the dramatic rescue of a boy from the frigid Des Plaines River last year, has been named Officer of the Month by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
Firefighters rescued a 13-month-old dog who slipped into the Des Plaines River in River Forest.
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Residents in Fox Point Mobile Home Park along the Des Plaines River fought to save their homes last April and now they're trying to save them from the wrecking ball.
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Volunteers and police officers returned to the Des Plaines River on Saturday to resume searching for the body of a missing toddler from Maywood.
Flooding in the Chicago area has delayed a search of the Des Plaines River for the body of a one-year-old Maywood boy.
The City of Des Plaines is blaming Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights for some of its flooding problems.
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A woman's body found Saturday in the Des Plaines River has been identified through dental records as that of a Joliet woman who was allegedly killed by her son last month in her home, according to the Will County coroner's office.
The female victim pulled out of the Des Plaines River on Saturday morning had "multiple stab wounds," according to a preliminary autopsy report.
As wet as it has been in the Chicago area, Lake County Emergency Management Coordinator Kent McKenzie said it has been drier than anticipated in Wisconsin, where both rivers originate.
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