Mayor orders evacuation of Illinois town as river rises . The mayor ordered the evacuations in a small community on Lake Michigan after rising water from an overflowing dam threatened to overwhelm its levees. They 're losing their homes . Residents on either side of the river are caught in the middle .
Mayor orders evacuation of Illinois town as river rises . The mayor ordered the evacuations in a small community on Lake Michigan after rising water from an overflowing dam threatened to overwhelm its levees. Residents on either side of the river are caught in the middle .