Articles filed under Flooding
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How to help trees survive after floodJul 26, 2017 1:00 am - Trees are among the victims of the flood of 2017. And you may not really know it for a while, according to arborist Shawn Kingzette, district manager for Davey Tree Serv...
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Libertyville waiving permit fees for flood repairsJul 26, 2017 1:00 am - Permit fees for repair, renovation or replacement of structures damaged by the recent flooding in Libertyville have been waived for six months. Village officials on Tues...
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Des Plaines offering garbage pickup for flood-damaged itemsJul 25, 2017 11:00 pm - Des Plaines residents can place household items damaged by water from river flooding or recent rains at the curb for disposal on their regular garbage day. Only flood-da...
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How Gurnee limited some damage from floodingJul 25, 2017 5:30 am - Three buildings in the flood zone in Gurnee were spared the major damage that some of their neighbors received in part because the village paid to have large concrete ba...
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Used sandbags often are just trash, so new options are being exploredJul 25, 2017 5:30 am - Hundreds of thousands of free sandbags provided by local government have protected homes, businesses and public property from recent floods. Filling and distributing san...
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McHenry County, Red Cross open flood aid centersJul 25, 2017 1:00 am - Flood-weary residents near the Fox River seeking respite from their cleanup efforts can use a reception center set up by the American Red Cross and McHenry County. The c...
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East Dundee couple copes with flooding before weddingJul 24, 2017 11:00 pm - Welcome to the neighborhood. In the three years Lars and Jenny Overland have lived in their East Dundee home at 306 Water St., most of their neighbors have made them fee...
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Organizers of canceled Algonquin fest regroup to fundraise for flood victimsJul 24, 2017 1:00 am - After severe flooding along the Fox River forced the cancellation of Algonquin Founders' Days, festival organizers are shifting their focus toward raising money for floo...
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Veterans arriving to help flood victims in Lake and McHenry countiesJul 24, 2017 1:00 am - Team Rubicon, a national disaster response nonprofit organization led by veterans, will be helping McHenry and Lake County residents affected by this month's historic fl...
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Algonquin pushes back against floodwaters as river begins retreatJul 23, 2017 1:00 am - Bombarded by a record volume of floodwater, Algonquin residents have been punching back all weekend. Barring a significant amount of additional rainfall, their exhaustin...