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Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Residents of Perry, Naples, Rushville, Hamilton, Meredosia and Niota, Ill. and in Macon County and LaGrange, Mo. are looking for volunteers to help sandbag.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Congressman Aaron Schock took a tour of Western Illinois levee districts Sunday, looking to see who needs a helping hand.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Communities are dealing with severe river and flash flooding following storms Wednesday and Thursday.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Residents living south of Warren Barrett Drive were asked to evacuate after yards, roads and parks were flooded with water from Bear Creek Thursday morning.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  Chemical fire burns at site of train derailment near Louisville, hundreds remain evacuated

Friday, September 14, 2012  UPDATE: Both evacuation orders lifted and the FBI says it's trying to determine if the two threats were related.

Friday, September 14, 2012  Villagers talk of roar and darkness as Guatemalan volcano erupts, sparking evacuations

Monday, July 02, 2012  'Unreal': Residents tour neighborhoods most devastated by Colo. Springs wildfire

Wednesday, June 27, 2012  Towering Colorado wildfire devours homes, forces partial closure of Air Force Academy

Wednesday, May 09, 2012  A natural gas leak prompted some evacuations at homes around 8th and Kentucky streets in Quincy Wednesday afternoon.

Saturday, August 27, 2011  Hurricane-force winds of 80 mph lashing coast as Irene soaks North Carolina on trek up Eastern Seaboard

Thursday, August 25, 2011  Earthquake and resulting gridlock underscores difficulty of evacuating nation's capital

Wednesday, June 22, 2011  12 units evacuated Wednesday morning.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011  Several homes damaged along creeks.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011  Residents worry about rain