CHICAGO (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn has declared 12 counties as Illinois disaster areas following weekends storms that dumped near-record rainfall in the Chicago area.
The west Chicago suburbs of Cicero and Westchester, along with a Chicago apartment complex along the Chicago River, were the hardest hit when more than seven inches of rain quickly fell on northern Illinois on Friday and Saturday.
Quinn says dozens of communities are reeling from the damage. He noted Monday that 125,000 sandbags have been sent to Henderson County.
The other 11 counties declared disaster areas are Carroll, Cook, DuPage, Jo Daviess, Lee, Mercer, Ogle, Rock Island, Stephenson, Whiteside and Winnebago.
Officials in the west Chicago suburb of Cicero estimate the damage to homes during weekend storms totaled at least $12 million.
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