Elgin utility workers reunite ducklings with mother Eight ducklings were rescued from a storm drain by Elgin utility workers Wednesday. COURTESY OF THE CITY OF ELGIN A duckling gets his bearings after being rescued from a storm drain by an Elgin utility worker Wednesday. COURTESY OF THE CITY OF ELGIN Elgin utility worker Kevin Smart uses a net to rescue one of eight ducklings from a storm drain Wednesday. He got seven with the net, but had to climb down to get the eighth by hand. COURTESY OF THE CITY OF ELGIN Mama duck and her eight ducklings swim away after being reunited Wednesday. The ducklings were rescued from a storm drain by an Elgin utility worker.