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Published on Monday, September 15, 2008
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DeKalb County named disaster area


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Last updated on 00/00/0000 at 12:00 a.m.

Governor Rod Blagojevich has declared seven Illinois counties state disaster areas.

The governor visited an American Red Cross shelter for flood victims in the Chicago suburb of Des Plaines on Monday before taking an aerial tour of the flooded areas.

The counties covered by the declaration are Cook, DuPage, DeKalb, Grundy, Kane, LaSalle and Will. Residents in those counties are working to recover from flooding caused by record-setting rains over the weekend.

The governor's office says the state disaster declaration means more state assets and personnel will be available to flooded communities. So far, the state has already provided 130,000 sandbags, along with several water pumps and boats to help with evacuations.

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