Mount Prospect, Illinois, USA, 30th September, 1986 Governor James Thompson inspects flood damaged homes. Public works employees use a front end loader to scoop up piles of used sandbags that home owners had put in place to protect their property from the rising flood waters. 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: 5290px × 3513px
Location: Mount Prospect, Cook County, Illinois, USA,
Photo credit: © mark reinstein / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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