Search Resumes Along Des Plaines River, But Still No Sign Of Maywood Boy's Body
Volunteers and police officers returned to the Des Plaines River on Saturday to resume searching for the body of a missing toddler from Maywood.
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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.
The surging Des Plaines River has overwhelmed the town of Forest View, flooding the vast majority of the area, and prompting a massive evacuation.
Residents in flooded areas across Chicago are facing a daunting task as they deal with rising water from this week's massive rains.
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.
Authorities were continuing their search Tuesday morning for the body of a Joliet woman who has been missing since last week, and believed to have been killed by her son.
A Joliet man was charged Thursday evening with killing his mother earlier in the day and dumping her body in the Des Plaines River, according to police.
Next to a sinking orange Bears hat, a tiny hand popped through the icy waters of the Des Plaines river Tuesday afternoon. Off-duty Evanston Police Officer Sean O'Brien didn't hesitate. He grabbed the hand and plucked a 7-year-old boy from the water, saving his life.
Usually, when you see politicians gather for ribbon-cutting ceremonies at public projects, it's to mark their completion or dedication. But Friday, Gov. Pat Quinn and others gathered in a park in west suburban Riverside, along the Des Plaines River, to celebrate the destruction of a dam.
You never know what you're going to find if you volunteer to clean out your local river.
This year's drought has had many negative effects, but it does have at least one benefit.
A snapping turtle trapped in a barrier meant to stop Asian carp has prompted DuPage County officials to take a look at that barrier to make sure it's not a consistent problem for wildlife.
The federal and state Environment Protection agencies filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday claiming that the city's Metropolitan Water Reclamation District discharged untreated sewage into waterways in the Chicagoland area.
Over the weekend, some Chicago area residents were merely kept awake by a severe round of storms.
The body of a man was found male was pulled from the Des Plaines River Tuesday in west suburban Forest Park.
Authorities say a body pulled from the Des Plaines River last week is that of a Rolling Meadows woman who had been reported missing in March.
The body of a woman has been pulled from the Des Plaines River in River Grove, police say.
Flood warnings are up in Lake County but the county's emergency management agency says it's not cause for concern for those along the Fox and Des Plaines rivers at this point.
Living along a river – any river – means keeping your eye to the sky, and rain in the spring means the potential for your street to turn into a river. They know that all too well in River Grove.
Lincolnshire is among the communities on flood alert this week amid continuing rains. CBS 2's Vince Gerasole paid a visit.
