Articles filed under Flooding
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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 ...
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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 ...