Articles filed under Flooding
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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 ...
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Lake Zurich officials: Overall, June flood response was goodAug 21, 2013 10:30 am - Lake Zurich officials have identified areas where they succeeded and need improvement in a review of the handling of a June 26 flood that resulted after a heavy rain qui...
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Armstrong Park light fix waiting on stormwater projectAug 16, 2013 5:30 am - A lighting outage in Carol Stream's Armstrong Park can't be fixed because the break in the electrical line sits underneath a large mound that won't be moved until a long...
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Glen Ellyn OKs study of storm flooding fixAug 12, 2013 10:38 pm - A Glen Ellyn village consultant will be investigating ways to increase the rate at which stormwater leaves Lake Ellyn as one possible solution to reduce flooding in the ...
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Mt. Prospect OKs stormwater drainage workAug 09, 2013 3:59 pm - The Mount Prospect village board this week approved a contract for the Golfview Estates Drainage Project, part of its effort to address flooding. The Golfview Estates su...
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Heritage Park flood control project end is in sightJul 23, 2013 4:00 pm - It’s the halfway mark for the Heritage Park flood control project, and the glass is half full, so to speak, for the Des Plaines River towns in northern Cook County that ...