Mount Prospect, Illinois, USA, 30th September, 1986 Governor James Thompson inspects flood damaged homes. Home owners stand behind the wall of sandbags that prevented the flood waters from entering the house which would have filled the basement to the ceiling of their home. Credit: Mark Reinstein

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Illinois Governor James Thompson along with Mount Prospect Village President Carolyn Krause use small boats during a two hour tour though flooded Woodview Manor section of Mount Prospect to view homes that suffered water damage after being inundated by torrential rains before declaring it a disaster area.

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Size: 5261px × 3522px
Location: Mount Prospect, Cook County, Illinois, USA,
Photo credit: © mark reinstein / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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