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Justin Rice, left, a prep cook at Brandy’s restaurant, and Eric Jacobsen, chef at Brandy’s, load a deep fryer onto a U-Haul for safekeeping as floodwaters rose in Peru, Ill. Brandy’s and Waterstreet Pub took precautions as the Illinois River rose, each restaurant emptying as much as possible before the river crested.

Justin Rice, left, a prep cook at Brandy’s restaurant, and Eric Jacobsen, chef at Brandy’s, load a deep fryer onto a U-Haul for safekeeping as floodwaters rose in Peru, Ill. Brandy’s and Waterstreet Pub took precautions as the Illinois River rose, each restaurant emptying as much as possible before the river crested.