For planners and government officials, the flood-plain maps are critical in making decisions ... the federally designated planning agency for the six-county Chicago area. Home and business owners ...

The Lake Station City Council has unanimously adopted a new floodplain map just ahead of the Jan. 26 federal deadline. The ordinance allows residents who live in flood-prone areas to obtain ...

The maps show high-risk areas deemed susceptible ... As of June 30, just over 1,000 homes in Chicago have flood insurance policies through the National Flood Insurance Program.

Chicago’s urban flooding Experts said there ... In an emailed statement, FEMA said its flood maps use “different data and analysis to provide views of flood risk” from First Street’s ...

At the top of that list is Chicago. FEMA’s maps show just 0.3% of Chicago’s more than 600,000 properties inside the 100-year flood zone. But according to First Street, almost 13% of city ...

FEMA is supposed to warn homeowners about major flood risks, but its approach is notoriously limited. In Cook County alone, researchers found about six times as many properties in danger as FEMA ...

In Chicago alone, 75,000 properties have a previously ... creating a website where people can check their own address. Federal flood maps, managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...

Chicago’s Smog-Eating Cement vs. NYC’s Fancy Flood Maps Which city will win the climate change preparation smackdown? Mark Hertsgaard Bio Share on Facebook ...