The US Coast Guard has closed some areas along the Illinois River and placed restrictions on marine traffic on the portions of the Mississippi River in response to historic flooding

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The Coast Guard on Monday said the Illinois River was closed from Hardin, Illinois, to Beardstown, Illinois, while the Missouri River remains open. In the Ohio Valley, restrictions have been put in place on the Mississippi River from Chester, Illinois, to Billings Landing, Missouri. Along the lower Mississippi River, the Coast Guard said a high water advisory has been put into place from Caruthersville, Missouri, to Natchez, Mississippi.