The Latest: Homes flood in some northern Illinois cities

GLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) — The Latest on flooding in the Midwest (all times local):

2:25 p.m.

Some homes are flooding in northern Illinois as waters rise on the Pecatonica and Rock rivers.

The National Weather Service on Saturday said record crests are possible along both rivers.

Many rivers and creeks in the Midwest are at record levels after days of snow and rain. In Nebraska and Iowa, people are being told to evacuate some areas after floodwaters broke through or overtopped levees. Some roads have also been closed, including a section of Interstate 29 in Iowa.

In Illinois, the (Freeport) Journal-Standard reports that the American Red Cross opened a shelter Friday night for those displaced by flooding in Rockford. Freeport resident Mary Martin says that within an hour of going to the store she couldn't get back in her driveway. She says "that's how fast the water was coming up" from the Pecatonica River.

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2 p.m.

Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued in rural areas of Mills County in southwestern Iowa as the Missouri River overtopped levees there.

Mills County Emergency Management officials issued the order Saturday, noting the river wasn't done rising.

Residents in the evacuation area are required to leave as soon as possible but no later than 4 p.m. Saturday.

An emergency shelter has been established north of the area at Salem United Methodist Church in Council Bluffs.

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1:30 p.m.

Travel in western Iowa is still hampered by flooding, and officials there and in eastern Nebraska are urging people not to drive if they don't need to.

The Iowa Department of Transportation's website says northbound Interstate 29 from the Missouri state line to about 40 miles (64 kilometers) north near the Pacific Junction exit...