Articles filed under Flooding
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New turf fields open as Wheeling's Heritage Park project continuesMar 27, 2014 1:01 am - A two-year effort to renovate Heritage Park in Wheeling took a significant step toward completion this week when the Wheeling Park District opened the park's new athleti...
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Ideal melt conditions allay flood fears in Lake CountyMar 22, 2014 8:00 am - No immediate threat of flooding, but Lake County's not off the hook
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Des Plaines gets funds to tear down homes in flood plainMar 22, 2014 1:01 am - Des Plaines will receive $2.7 million in federal funds to tear down 21 homes in the flood plain along the Des Plaines River and replace them with open space, the Federal...
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Chicago area gets $128 million in flood fundsMar 14, 2014 1:01 am - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD) has awarded $128.3 million in funding to communities in the Chicago area for recovery efforts following severe sto...
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Buffalo Grove may add stormwater feeMar 07, 2014 12:01 am - Buffalo Grove is contemplating a stormwater utility fee. Public Works Director Mike Reynolds at the recent village board committee of the whole meeting, explained that, ...
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Suburbanites dig out storm drains as water threat buildsFeb 18, 2014 10:00 pm - Welcome warmth was creating its own hazards Wednesday in the suburbs, as melting snow and ice left water in unwanted places. Mike Hamlin, 26, of Schaumburg, took the opp...
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Des Plaines driving range eyed for flood reservoirJan 23, 2014 4:30 am - Golfers at the Harry Semrow Golf Driving Range in Des Plaines could soon be launching golf balls onto an open field that doubles as a reservoir during local flooding. Th...
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$1.4M investment could yield bounty of projects in Lake CountyJan 07, 2014 4:30 am - The work may not begin for awhile, but a contingent of Lake County Forest Preserve District officials are supporting a plan to invest $1.4 million of local taxpayer mone...
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Libertyville High School flood repairs approvedDec 10, 2013 7:07 am - Eight months after a subbasement at Libertyville High School flooded during heavy rains, the District 128 board has approved a $650,000 repair plan. The Stuckey Construc...
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Mount Prospect hires engineer for flood control workNov 21, 2013 9:38 am - Mount Prospect is sticking to the tried and true in hiring an engineer to design the second phase of its multimillion dollar flood control project. The village board thi...