(AP) — Officials are expected to tour flood-stricken neighborhoods in a county north of Chicago following heavy rainfall earlier this week.
The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reports that U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, both Democrats, will join Lake County Board Chair Aaron Lawlor Saturday afternoon.
They also are expected to visit the Lake County Emergency Management Agency in Libertyville.
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday issued a state disaster proclamation for Lake, McHenry and Kane counties.
State officials say some 6,800 buildings have been affected by the flooding north of Chicago. The damage is expected to worsen this weekend as water flows down rivers into the state from Wisconsin.
