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Itasca cleaning up after major storm damage
By Marie Wilson
Jul 24, 2017 2:39 PM - Itasca is cleaning up from a strong storm Friday afternoon that toppled trees across the village and left major work for cleanup crews and residents.
Oakton's Des Plaines campus to open Monday
Daily Herald report
Jul 23, 2017 9:08 PM - Oakton Community College will resume all classes and activities Monday at its Des Plaines campus, which has been closed for 11 days due to flooding.
Storm cleanup continues in Schaumburg
Daily Herald report
Jul 23, 2017 7:03 PM - Residents of the Northwest suburbs continued cleaning up Sunday from powerful storms that blew off rooftops, knocked down trees and cut off power for thousands Friday afternoon.
Algonquin pushes back against floodwaters as river begins retreat
By Steve Zalusky
Jul 23, 2017 9:01 PM - Bombarded by a record volume of floodwater, Algonquin residents have been punching back all weekend. Barring a significant amount of additional rainfall, their exhausting fight should be easing up in the coming days.
Round Lake library seeking book donations to help flood victims
Daily Herald report
Jul 23, 2017 5:27 PM - The Round Lake Area Public Library is accepting book donations to help residents affected by the recent historic floods replace ruined personal book collections.
Suburban flood waters drown out recreational opportunities
By Russell Lissau
Jul 23, 2017 5:23 PM - Flooding has taken a big bite out of recreation as some suburban golf courses, parks, trails and other amenities remain unusable.
What flood control projects did to stem tide of stormwaters
By Christopher Placek
Jul 22, 2017 6:49 PM - There's little that can be done to completely prevent flooding in the suburbs, experts say, especially when there's a ferocity and frequency of storms like ones that have ravished the suburbs this month. But were it not for millions of dollars in flood control infrastructure, things could have been a lot worse.
Constable: Dam on Fox River can't stop flooding, but it helps
By Burt Constable
Jul 23, 2017 9:03 AM - In 1907, members of the Fox River Navigable Waterway Association secured a federal permit to build a wooden dam across the Fox River. The Stratton Dam that sits there now is a complicated piece of engineering that plays a key role in flood control.
Removing trees, restoring power, fighting water after latest storm
By Harry Hitzeman and Doug T. Graham
Jul 22, 2017 9:21 PM - Weary and wet suburban residents began another round clean-up from the latest strong wave of storms that raked the area Friday night.
Massive quarry is DuPage County's first line of flood defense
By Robert Sanchez
Jul 22, 2017 8:44 PM - Widespread flooding in 1987 prompted DuPage County to pursue major flood control projects, including transforming a former quarry in Elmhurst into a reservoir capable of storing water from Salt Creek.

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