Articles filed under Flooding
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Mount Prospect works to curb Lawrence Lane floodingSep 11, 2013 5:07 pm - Many areas of Mount Prospect are prone to flooding, but for the residents of one particular neighborhood, the cup continually overflows. The area around Lawrence Lane on...
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Prospect Hts. funding to ‘whittle away’ at flooding in doubtSep 10, 2013 12:15 am - The Prospect Heights City Council wants to “whittle away” at flooding problems in the city, attacking the most serious first, but aldermen showed little interest this we...
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Army Corps awards contract to finish Levee 37Sep 09, 2013 2:43 pm - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $2.4 million contract to Fuel Tank Maintenance Company of Tennessee to fill gaps in Levee 37 in Mount Prospect and Prospec...
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Bartlett approves bid for drainage improvement project on Amherst DriveSep 06, 2013 5:30 am - Bartlett officials expressed excitement at a village board meeting earlier this week about getting a drainage improvement project under way on Amherst Drive with help fr...
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Cook suburbs to get $13.9 million for flood recoverySep 04, 2013 2:00 pm - The U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Department announced this week that it is awarding $13.9 million to suburban Cook County to aid in the recovery from last sp...
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Wheeling officials: Proposed stormwater fee could help fight floodingSep 04, 2013 10:00 am - Without enough money to maintain infrastructure designed to reduce flooding, Wheeling officials may impose a stormwater fee on residents to help pay for upkeep and impro...
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Army releases study of Des Plaines River floodingSep 03, 2013 5:54 pm - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released for public comment Tuesday a study calling for spending another $13 million on projects to limit flooding damage on the Des Pla...
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Wheeling mobile home dispute ruling delayedSep 03, 2013 4:00 pm - Owners of mobile homes in Fox Point affected by flooding in April received a two-week continuance Tuesday in Wheeling's administrative court. The residents of approximat...
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Wheeling mobile home park residents say village forcing them to moveAug 22, 2013 9:00 am - Residents of a Wheeling mobile home park fear displacement
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Mount Prospect addressses Isabella area floodingAug 22, 2013 6:03 am - Mount Prospect is pumping an additional $10 million into flood control projects for the Isabella area just north of downtown. The Mount Prospect village board passed an ...