Articles filed under Flooding
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Mundelein likely adding fee, liquor tax to fund flood reliefJul 02, 2018 1:00 am - 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 d...
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Arlington Heights homes get sump pump pipes movedJun 29, 2018 1:00 am - 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 ...
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Will Foxconn worsen flooding in the suburbs? No, Wisconsin saysJun 28, 2018 1:00 am - As President Donald Trump and Wisconsin dignitaries gathered Thursday for the Foxconn groundbreaking, neighbors in Illinois were roiling about the massive development in...
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Where floods are still happening in Lake County, Fox ValleyJun 26, 2018 1:00 am - Wednesday was calmer and drier after the previous night's torrential downpours that flooded some suburban communities and swelled the Des Plaines and Fox rivers. Thunder...
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Arlington Heights gets grant for rain garden, pavers at police stationJun 19, 2018 1:00 am - 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. The funding ...
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After weekend floods, Mount Prospect planning up to $8 million in sewer upgradesJun 12, 2018 1:00 am - 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 s...
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Heavy rains flood streets, homes in Prospect HeightsJun 10, 2018 1:00 am - Heavy rains that passed through the suburbs over the weekend hit Prospect Heights especially hard, leaving behind flooded yards and basements, waterlocked homes and inun...
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Fox River flooding expected to continue through FridayMay 21, 2018 1:00 am - Flooding along portions of the Fox, DuPage and Des Plaines Rivers that began over the weekend will continue this week until Friday, according to statements from the Nati...
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Flood damage repairs begin at Murphy school in Round Lake ParkMay 10, 2018 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct that Jennifer Arroyo is the assistant principal sharing an office with principal Phil Georgia. Work is underwa...
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Flash flood watch for suburbs until 10 a.m. todayMay 03, 2018 1:00 am - The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for northern Illinois and Indiana. The flash flood watch is in effect until 10 a.m. in Cook, DuPage, Kane, L...