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

The system would provide stormwater storage for Glenwood, Ford Heights, Lansing, Thornton, South Holland, Calumet City and ...

The flood control project was started on April 30 last year and funded under the national budget for 2024. It will mitigate floods in the villages of Namaltugan, Old Central, Ilcano and Ipet in ...

There was flooding and sewer backups Friday morning across the Chicago area as heavy rain moves in. A Flood Warning was in effect for Cook and Lake (IL) counties, but has since expired ...

A flood advisory for the Chicago area was extended until 6 p.m. Friday. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time Share Chicago-area residents should be on the lookout for flooded streets and ponding water ...

A flash flood warning for most of the Chicago area was issued Friday afternoon as an unusually rainy January day creates a flooding risk in part due to frozen soil. The warning, which is in effect ...

Almost 500 breaches were punched in flood-control dikes, allowing the North Sea to spill into Zeeland, South Holland and North Brabant provinces. By Feb. 1, about 770 square miles of southern ...

Emily Wahls has your Chicago weather update! Trump to enact tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China starting Feb. 1 I have $12K in my checking account and I was told by my bank that's too much ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The city of Chicago continues to grapple with gun violence, which impacts hundreds of people every year. As of July 7, 2024, there have been almost 1,200 total reported shootings ...

The pond aims to decrease flooding on Dyer Street and will remove hundreds of properties from the flood zone. On Thursday El Paso Water staff discussed the plans with area residents in a community ...