Articles filed under Flooding
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Flood warning issued for Des Plaines River near GurneeJul 19, 2015 1:00 am - The National Weather Service in Chicago issued a flood warning for the Des Plaines River near Gurnee effective through Monday, the village announced Sunday evening. Acco...
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Elk Grove OKs $2.7 million flood abatementJul 15, 2015 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village has formally approved a construction contract for the modification of a dam in Busse Woods that will pave the way for improvements to begin next month....
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County: Armstrong Park reservoirs, pumps ready to handle next big stormJul 10, 2015 5:30 am - A $12.5 million project at Carol Stream's Armstrong Park, designed to protect homes from flooding, should be finished by mid-August, DuPage County officials said Thursda...
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Hawthorn Woods flood surveyJun 26, 2015 1:00 am - Hawthorn Woods residents are invited to complete an online survey as part of a study the village is conducting to identify regional flooding problems. The flood question...
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DuPage officials: Vandals sabotaging Carol Stream flood projectJun 23, 2015 1:00 am - Major vandalism is plaguing the site of a multimillion-dollar project to reduce flooding around Carol Stream's Armstrong Park, DuPage County officials say, and it's not ...
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Levee 37 solved one flooding problem in Mt. Prospect, but did it create another?Jun 07, 2015 1:00 am - The good news for residents living west of River Road in Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights is that Levee 37 has kept the Des Plaines River from overflowing into neighb...
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Wheeling park's 'wow' factor after $33.5 million projectMay 26, 2015 1:00 am - Heritage Park fully open June 7 after two-year, $33.5 million project
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Last barrier to Busse Woods dam project removedMay 02, 2015 7:33 am - With the approval of a final intergovernmental agreement this week, a long-awaited improvement to the dam in Busse Woods near Elk Grove Village is on track to begin alle...
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Busse Woods dam modification set to begin in AugustMar 25, 2015 5:30 am - A long-awaited project aimed at alleviating flooding along Salt Creek in Cook and DuPage counties is targeted for groundbreaking in August, Elk Grove Village officials s...
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Residents witness how DuPage's water worksMar 20, 2015 11:00 pm - The Elmhurst Quarry can hold an estimated 2.7 billion gallons of water if it needs to. It's needed to only once since it began functioning as a flood storage facility ba...