9 8 3 ▁and ▁its ▁second ▁highest ▁level ▁in ▁recorded ▁history . ▁N umer ous ▁roads ▁and ▁brid ges ▁were ▁closed , ▁and ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁De K al b ▁and ▁Sy cam ore ▁declared ▁local ▁emer gen cies , ▁though ▁De K al b ▁County ▁was ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁B lag o jev ich ' s ▁initial ▁dis aster ▁declaration . ▁De K al b ▁County ▁received ▁state ▁dis aster ▁area ▁design ation ▁from ▁B lag o jev ich ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 6 . ▁In ▁De K al b ▁and ▁Sy cam ore , ▁about ▁ 6 0 0 ▁residents ▁were ▁disp la ced ▁from ▁their ▁homes , ▁and ▁the ▁De K al b ▁campus ▁of ▁Northern ▁Illinois ▁University ▁was ▁closed ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁flo od . ▁ ▁The ▁Fox ▁River ▁at ▁Day ton ▁cr ested ▁after ▁it ▁rose ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 7   fe et   ( 5   m ), ▁over ▁five ▁feet ▁above ▁the ▁river ' s ▁flo od ▁stage . ▁In ▁Pl ano , ▁Illinois ▁the ▁Fox ▁rose ▁up ▁around ▁the ▁historic ▁Far ns worth ▁House , ▁a ▁modern ▁architecture ▁master pie ce ▁designed ▁by ▁Ludwig ▁M ies ▁van ▁der ▁Ro he . ▁Pres ervation ists ▁used ▁a ▁boat ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁home ▁and ▁its ▁furn ish ings , ▁which ▁previously ▁had ▁been ▁dev ast ated ▁by ▁high ▁water ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁With ▁the ▁boat , ▁pres ervation ists ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁move ▁vulner able ▁furn ish