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Des Plaines River hits record high -- 10.92 feet | |
April 20, 2013 The Des Plaines River reached a record high of 10.92 feet in Des Plaines Friday afternoon. Des Plaines firefighters Friday were evacuating people from Big Bend Drive, Hawthorne Lane, Hawthorne Terrace and Junior Terrace. And 252 elderly residents were evacuated from The Heritage in downtown Des Plaines. "We went through the last one so we know the drill," said Phil Festoso, a resident of Sherwood... Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130419/news/704199763/ |