The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District and Forest Preserves of Cook County are partnering in a flood relief study in the southeast suburbs that could bring a new reservoir. The two agencies ...

Hours before heavy rains swamped Chicago and Cook County, Ill., suburbs on July 2, the region’s $3.8 billion flood-control project appeared ready as can be to bottle up storm runoff.

Though cleanup and cosmetic work remains, City Engineer Garrett Ball said the Lowry Detention Pond is fully operational for flood control purposes. The pond spans about 12 acres of city-owned land ...

Retention ponds are meant to last 20-30 years on average. Stormwater systems are also aging, and retrofits in cities like Chicago and Philadelphia are getting expensive .