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  "path": "/weather/2026/04/20/des-plaines-river-cresting-but-flooding-along-fox-expected-to-worsen",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-20T14:04:54.073Z",
  "site": "https://chicago.suntimes.com",
  "textContent": "<p>Residents in communities along the Des Plaines River should see floodwaters begin to recede Monday, but their counterparts living beside the Fox River may not be as fortunate.</p><p>Both rivers swelled following the latest round of heavy storms Friday night, with the Des Plaines River expected to reach major flood stage at some point Monday in <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://water.noaa.gov/gauges/ldri2\" target=\"_blank\" >Lincolnshire </a>and just below it in <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://water.noaa.gov/gauges/guni2\" target=\"_blank\" >Gurnee</a> and <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://water.noaa.gov/gauges/dmpi2\" target=\"_blank\" >Des Plaines</a>, according to the National Water Prediction Service.</p><p>Forecasters predict the Fox River to continue rising in coming days, cresting just below 12 feet — considered major flood stage — Thursday in Algonquin.</p><p>According to a flood warning issued Sunday, at 12 feet structures would be threatened along River Street, Johnson Street and Maiden Lane in East Dundee; North Harrison Street in Algonquin; and Washington Street in Carpentersville. Bayview Road and low-lying areas of Festival Park in Elgin also would be at risk, according to the alert.</p><p>For more on this story, please visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://www.dailyherald.com/20260419/news/des-plaines-river-cresting-but-flooding-along-fox-expected-to-worsen/\" target=\"_blank\" >DailyHerald.com</a>.</p>",
  "title": "Des Plaines River cresting, but flooding along Fox expected to worsen",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-20T14:04:54.073Z"
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