Ike's remnants strand motorists, tax emergency crews
CHAMPAIGN – Torrential rains from the remnants of Hurricane Ike soaked Champaign-Urbana Sunday morning, flooding basements and viaducts and sending the Champaign Fire Department out to respond to numerous calls for help from motorists.
Rainfall varied from 3 to more than 6 inches over the weekend for some towns in Champaign County.
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