ings ▁to ▁higher ▁locations ▁within ▁the ▁home . ▁Water ▁rose ▁to ▁within ▁a ▁foot ▁of ▁the ▁Far ns worth ▁House ' s ▁raised ▁platform , ▁covering ▁the ▁terra ce ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁home , ▁but ▁the ▁river ▁cr ested ▁before ▁any ▁damage ▁occurred . ▁At ▁Star ved ▁Rock ▁State ▁Park , ▁par king ▁lots ▁were ▁closed ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁Illinois ▁River , ▁which ▁stood ▁at ▁ 2 6 . 5   fe et ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 6 . 5   fe et   ( 2   m ) ▁above ▁its ▁flo od ▁stage . ▁ ▁Governor ▁B lag o jev ich ▁estimated ▁total ▁flo od ▁dam ages ▁could ▁cost ▁nine ▁Illinois ▁count ies ▁and ▁the ▁state ▁more ▁than ▁$ 2 2 . 8   mill ion , ▁and ▁the ▁state ▁requested ▁federal ▁assistance . ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 5 , ▁the ▁Federal ▁Emer gency ▁Management ▁Agency ▁( FE MA ) ▁announced ▁that ▁federal ▁dis aster ▁aid ▁was ▁available ▁for ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Illinois ▁to ▁assist ▁with ▁recovery ▁from ▁the ▁August ▁storm s . ▁The ▁dis aster ▁aid ▁was ▁made ▁available ▁when ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁declared ▁De K al b , ▁Grund y , ▁K ane , ▁La S alle , ▁Lake , ▁and ▁Will ▁Count ies , ▁in ▁northern ▁Illinois , ▁" major ▁dis aster " ▁areas . ▁The ▁federal ▁fund ing ▁made ▁individual ▁assistance ▁available ▁to ▁flo od ▁vict ims ▁in ▁Lake , ▁Will ▁and ▁Grund y ▁Count ies , ▁and ▁individual