The Chicago flood occurred on April 13, 1992, when repair work on a bridge spanning the... Contents 1 Cause 2 Discovery of the leak 3 Effects 4 Repair and cleanup 5 Aftermath 6 Court cases...
CHICAGO — The National Weather Service confirmed at least... As cleanup continued across the region Tuesday, a dam in... the flood zone near the city reservoir. Maura Barrett Maura...
1. Harold Washington is Elected Mayor ; 2. The Bulls Draft Michael Jordan ; 3. Governor J.B. Pritzker Issues a Statewide Stay-at-Home Order
Torrential rains on Sunday blanketed parts of the Chicago area, leaving in its wake flooded... One company that does flood cleanup for homes reported that crews had been called to more than...
By Andy Polacek ; After the third straight “wettest May on record” for Chicago, if you’re a Chicagoan you may be wondering if your home is at risk for serious flooding. One way to figure this out might be to look at the flood maps provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the federal agency in charge of national disaster preparedness and relief. FEMA flood maps say that only 0.3% of properties (three out of every 1,000) should flood more than once every 100 years. If you ...
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The First Street Foundation says 172,000 properties in Cook County — 79,000 of them in Chicago — have a high risk of flooding, far more than Federal Emergency Management Agency maps show.
[5] [6] Contents 1 Flood 2 Aftermath 2.1 Cleanup 2.2 Fatalities 3 Causes 4 Area today 5 In popular culture 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External links Flood [edit]...
Heavy rains caused massive impacts around the Chicago area and the surrounding suburbs on Sunday, with seven or more inches of rain falling in some locations. ; The rain caused impacts on motorists and on the sports world, with Chicago's NASCAR Street Race and Sunday's Cubs game both suffering delays. ; Here is a recap of the headlines around the area. ; Torrential downpours brought anywhere from three to seven inches of rain to parts of the Chicago area on Sunday, leading to intense flooding.