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Apr 25, 2024 · Flooding is the state’s most threatening natural disaster and touches every corner in Illinois, but communities of color and poorer areas often face the greatest risk – particularly in the city of Chicago and greater Cook County.
Jul 4, 2023 · Heavy rains that flooded Chicago neighborhoods, rendered freeways impassable and wreaked havoc on NASCAR street races downtown Sunday are serving as stark reminders of urban centers’ vulnerability during extreme weather events.
Sep 11, 2022 · CHICAGO — Torrential, unrelenting rains swept through Chicago on Sunday, flooding basements and alleys, closing grocery stores and restaurants, and leaving cars floating under viaducts on ...
- Julie Bosman
Jul 11, 2023 · Beginning June 29, several rounds of severe storms passed through Illinois producing heavy rainfall, flash flooding, hail, tornadoes and straight-line winds, a news release from the governor's...
Nov 20, 2023 · CHICAGO (WLS) -- President Joe Biden has issued a disaster declaration in Illinois, following the severe storms and flooding that hit the south suburbs in September. The move makes federal...
Aug 15, 2023 · CHICAGO — After President Joseph R. Biden Jr. approved a request from the City of Chicago and State of Illinois to declare a federal disaster in response to severe storms and flooding from June 29 to July 2, 2023, Mayor Brandon Johnson issued the following statement:
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Aug 15, 2023 · President Joe Biden has officially approved a disaster declaration for Cook County after torrential rains caused devastating flooding across the region in late June and early July.
