Des Plaines 5th Ward meeting to addresss flooding

Tim Oakley, Des Plaines director of Engineering and Public Works, will be the speaker at the monthly 5th Ward meeting Wednesday, Aug. 31, at Good Shepard Church at Lake Park at Lee Street and Howard Avenue in Des Plaines. He will make a presentation on the city’s sewer system and explain what happens when almost seven inches of rain falls in less than four hours, Alderman Jim Brookman said.