On the night of Tuesday, July 11, into the morning of Wednesday, July 12, much of Lake County received enough rain to be considered a flash flood. During this time, Libertyville received 6.77 inches of rain. On Wednesday afternoon, Libertyville Mayor Terry Weppler announced that the village was in a state of emergency.
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Storms in Libertyville cause flooding
July 13, 2017
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