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Chicago-area communities more susceptible to basement flooding

Chicago-area communities more susceptible to basement flooding

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Margaret Frisbie, executive director of Friends of the Chicago River

Outdated infrastructure, years of disinvestment leave some Chicago-area communities more susceptible to basement flooding

Heavy and unpredictable rainstorms challenge water management systems. Solutions are complex and expensive, but critical.

 
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urban flooding

Urban flooding is a rising threat. What can cities do to safeguard their futures?

 
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Resident Robert Ness wades through floodwaters in Brookfield, Ill., on May 18, 2020.

Harris Poll: Great Lakes residents feel ready for flooding. They better be right.

 
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Three signs that flooding is getting worse, and how it hurts us

 
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Commentary: Urban flooding is the new norm; we need to rethink how we protect ourselves

 
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The role builders, residents and developers play in flood diversion

 
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Flooding

Commentary: How to lay the groundwork for a more water-resilient region

 
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Commentary: Neighborhoods hardest hit by flooding should be part of the solution

 
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