River Road Reopens, Du Page River Floods In Shorewood

SHOREWOOD, IL — The Shorewood Police Department said that a flood warning will remain in effect until at least Wednesday for the Du Page River. On Sunday night, the village of Shorewood shut down a section of River Road between Black Road and U.S. 52 after several inches of standing water made it dangerous for motorists trying to use River Road.

On Monday morning, street crews were still working on a section of River Road but it was reopened for motorists heading both directions.

Klima said that several streets near the Du Page River: East Shore, Bass, Clark and the Northwest Frontage Road north of U.S. 52 are going to be closed for a couple more days because of the flooding.

The flooding on River Road was caused by thousands of small corn cobs from the large farms along Black Road being carried away by the heavy rains and blocking the drainage pipes, causing the water to overflow on the road and nearby subdivision streets.

The village of Shorewood brought in several pieces of heavy equipment on Sunday night to fix the problem.

Klima said the National Weather Service expected the Du Page River flooding to peak at nine feet on Monday night.

"We got a lot of water to the north of us and it all dumped into this basin," Klima told Patch.

On a positive note, Shorewood bought up several homes near the Du Page River after the 1997 flood and those properties were turned into green space, Klima said.

"The good news is, I don't have any homes in danger at this very minute," Klima said Sunday night.

"We just ask people to stay out of the water for everyone's safety, and it will get back to normal in a couple of days."