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New taxes to fund a $10 million flood-control project in Mundelein
Aug 15, 2018 2:21 PM - After months of discussions, Mundelein trustees will create two taxes to fund a $10 million flood-control project. -
More than a year after historic floods, Murphy Elementary repairs nearly finished
Jul 28, 2018 8:34 PM - More than a year after historic floods caused some $3.3 million in damage at Murphy Elementary School, the Round Lake Park school is almost ready to reopen, better than ever. -
Bigger stormwater basin to alleviate flooding in Arlington Heights
Jul 3, 2018 5:30 AM - Arlington Heights plans to increase the size of a stormwater detention basin to alleviate flooding in the Cypress Street area -- the first major project to be funded in part by a newly-implemented stormwater utility fee. -
Mundelein likely adding fee, liquor tax to fund flood relief
Jul 2, 2018 5:03 PM - A $10 million flood-control project in Mundelein likely will be funded by a 3 percent tax on packaged liquor sales and a fee added to water bills, village leaders have decided. -
Arlington Heights homes get sump pump pipes moved
Jun 29, 2018 6:12 PM - Residents in the Arlington Market subdivision in Arlington Heights are getting new code-compliant sump pump discharge pipes, resolving a long-running dispute over where water was being deposited. -
Will Foxconn worsen flooding in the suburbs? No, Wisconsin says
Jun 29, 2018 6:46 AM - "Foxconn is not getting a free environmental ride from the state of Wisconsin," state officials say, but Illinois officials are still concerned. -
Where floods are still happening in Lake County, Fox Valley
Jun 27, 2018 7:00 PM - After heavy rainfall in some area Tuesday, some roads remain closed and rivers were still rising in some places. -
Arlington Heights gets grant for rain garden, pavers at police station
Jun 19, 2018 5:42 PM - Arlington Heights has received a $358,000 grant to help pay for a rain garden and permeable pavers at the downtown police station that's under construction. -
After weekend floods, Mount Prospect planning up to $8 million in sewer upgradesJun 12, 2018 4:10 PM - In the wake of weekend flooding caused by what one Mount Prospect official called a "100-year storm event," village leaders are planning as much as $8 million in storm sewer improvements for neighborhoods near the Des Plaines River.
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Heavy rains flood streets, homes in Prospect Heights
Jun 10, 2018 5:19 PM - Heavy rains that passed through the suburbs over the weekend hit Prospect Heights especially hard, leaving behind flooded yards and basements, waterlocked homes and inundated streets.
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