Articles filed under Flooding
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Part two of flood solution for Libertyville's Highlands neighborhood set to beginMar 20, 2023 4:40 PM - An $8.9 million project to install larger storm sewers is about to get underway as the second part of a plan to reduce flooding in the Highlands neighborhood in Libertyville.
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$11 million restoration at Raven Glen should help ease floodingMar 17, 2023 5:21 AM - A pending project will return much of the land at Raven Glen Forest Preserve to its orginal state as part of continuing efforts to restore ecosystems and ease flooding along 67 miles of the Des Plaines River watershed.
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Palatine looking for fix to flooding at downtown intersectionMar 16, 2023 5:30 AM - Palatine is hiring an Arlington Heights engineering firm to look for a solution to persistent flooding at Smith and Colfax streets in the village's downtown.
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Unincorporated Lake County residents can get break on flood insuranceOct 26, 2022 4:50 PM - Property owners in unincorporated Lake County may be eligible to save an average $265 a year on their flood insurance policies through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Community Rating System.
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Libertyville hosting open house Thursday on Rockland Road flood reduction projectSep 21, 2022 4:55 PM - An open house on the Rockland Corridor Flood Reduction Project will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Libertyville village hall, 118 W. Cook Ave.
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Kane County hosting virtual open house about floodplainsSep 20, 2022 5:13 PM - The Kane County Department of Environmental and Water Resources will hold its first Floodplain Awareness Virtual Open House later this month.
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Lisle adopts policy on removing flood-prone propertiesJul 22, 2022 2:25 PM - Lisle's board of trustees voted this weeke for a policy on flood plain property acquisition and demolition. The policy will allow the village a secondary source of funding to remove properties at risk of serious flood damage.
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Big flood control project in Libertyville slated for early August start: 'We're excited to get it rolling'Jun 22, 2022 5:30 AM - A project to address historical flooding in south central Libertyville is almost ready to launch.
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Grayslake buying more open space in effort to reduce floodingJun 14, 2022 5:49 PM - Grayslake leaders last week purchased about 15 acres of open space to help reduce the likelihood of widespread, damaging floods like the one that hit the village in 2017.
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Prospect Heights project to address city's worst flooding area this summerJun 3, 2022 5:30 AM - Prospect Heights officials Friday will kick off a $4 million stormwater drainage improvement project, enabled by $2.4 million in federal and state funding, to address the hardest-hit area of the flood-prone city.
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