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Heavy rainfall wreaked havoc on local roads in northwest Indiana on Monday night, with some even closing down to traffic because of standing water.
Multiple rounds of storms pounded the Chicago area Monday afternoon, evening, and late night — prompting tornado and flash flood warnings, and causing flight and commuter train delays, power outages,
The National Weather Service issued a flood watch in effect until 4 a.m. Tuesday. City Council members from the Southwest Side asked the mayor's assistance in averting flooding catastrophes.
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday blamed climate change and a poorly built water management system on the recent flooding impacting the West and Southwest sides.
The Southwest Side of Chicago is still recovering from flood damage over the weekend, with homeowners filing reports with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, trying to get money to help rebuild.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, at a news conference this week, said that applicants for flood relief do not have ” to disclose” if they are living in the U.S. illegally.
The Southwest Side of Chicago is still recovering from flood damage over the weekend, with homeowners filing reports with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, trying to get money to help rebuild.
This week, Chicago's South and West sides were hit hard by flooding, and experts at the Morton Arboretum are connecting with city and neighborhood groups to help implement solutions.
A progressive Chicago politician is facing backlash for galivanting around Nashville as her district was “devastated” by severe storms and heavy flooding.
The sensors, which are being deployed over the next 18 months, use sonar technology to detect when water levels rise and create real-time flood maps for different city agencies.
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