Articles filed under Flooding
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Asbestos inspections of flood-prone Des Plaines homes approvedDec 17, 2014 12:01 am - Twenty-one flood-prone Des Plaines homes slated for demolition under a voluntary federal buyout program will be inspected for asbestos before being taken down. The city ...
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Final gap filled in Levee 37 along Des Plaines RiverNov 19, 2014 12:01 am - Mount Prospect Public Works Director Sean Dorsey announced this week that the final gap in Levee 37 along the Des Plaines River has been completely and permanently fille...
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Lisle to receive nearly $2.9 million for flood reliefNov 14, 2014 12:00 am - Lisle will be able to purchase 13 houses that regularly flood and elevate six others, thanks to a nearly $2.9 million federal grant. Mayor Joe Broda said the village app...
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Lake Zurich board accepts flood planOct 21, 2014 5:31 am - Money remains the final hurdle to a final engineering plan devised to help residents in two flood-prone subdivisions on Lake Zurich's east side. Lake Zurich village boar...
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Lake County to receive FEMA moneyOct 14, 2014 1:01 am - Lake County will receive about $1.5 million from a federal agency to remove structures from flood-prone areas. The cash will come from the U.S. Department of Homeland Se...
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DuPage considering Elmhurst plan to use quarryOct 07, 2014 1:01 am - DuPage County officials are trying to determine whether an Elmhurst quarry that helps keep Salt Creek inside its banks also should be used to prevent nearby homes from f...
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Long-awaited study of downtown Buffalo Grove releasedSep 05, 2014 5:30 am - Buffalo Grove late Thursday released an online link to a study that could help determine the fate of a controversial proposal for a massive development in the area curre...
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Buffalo Grove downtown study reignites debateSep 05, 2014 12:00 am - The public discussion of whether to build a “downtown Buffalo Grove” on the existing village campus and golf course — largely dormant since the initial proposal in 2012 ...
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Flood control projects in Prospect Hts., Wheeling nearly doneSep 04, 2014 1:01 am - Flooding will probably never completely become a thing of the past in Mount Prospect. But the Levee 37 project along the Des Plaines River and the basins and pumping st...
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DuPage buys building for flood control effortAug 28, 2014 5:30 am - DuPage County is preparing for the next step in its ongoing work to alleviate flooding in Warrenville. County board members this week approved the purchase of a commerci...