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More Rain On Tap For Flooded Illinois Towns

More Rain On Tap For Flooded Illinois Towns

A half-inch to an inch of rain could pour down on the Chicago area Tuesday with more on the way. Watch »

Apr 22, 2013
RAW: Des Plaines Grapples With Flooding Days After Storm

RAW: Des Plaines Grapples With Flooding Days After Storm

Several Illinois towns hit hardest by last week's record rainfall are still trying to clean flood damage... Watch »

Apr 22, 2013
Mayor Announces Expansion of Albany Park Tunnel Project

Mayor Announces Expansion of Albany Park Tunnel Project

Albany Park area is particularly prone to flooding due to its proximity to the Chicago River. Read »

Apr 22, 2013
Floodwater Sends Barges Slamming into Illinois Dam

Floodwater Sends Barges Slamming into Illinois Dam

Hundreds of residents in Marseilles, near Ottawa, were forced to leave their homes after water threatened to inundat... Read »

Apr 19, 2013
Roads Remain Closed As Thousands Deal With Flooding

Roads Remain Closed As Thousands Deal With Flooding

Torrential rains pounded the Chicago area Wednesday night and Thursday morning, flooding roads and homes throughout... Watch »

Apr 19, 2013
Cold Temps Postpone White Sox-Twins Game

Cold Temps Postpone White Sox-Twins Game

This marks the sixth game in U.S. Cellular Field history to be canceled for cold temperatures. Watch »

Apr 19, 2013
Waters Top Levee, Swamp Central Illinois Town

Waters Top Levee, Swamp Central Illinois Town

Authorities and volunteers have given up filling sandbags in the town Watch »

Apr 19, 2013
Quinn Declares 44 Counties Disaster Areas

Quinn Declares 44 Counties Disaster Areas

Governor Quinn continued to survey flooded areas Sunday and added Ogle and Stark counties to his state... Watch »

Apr 21, 2013

Heavy Rain Causes Flooding

An active system brought a variety of weather to the Chicagoland area, including hail. View »

Apr 29, 2013
Flooding Forces Morris Hospital Evacuation

Flooding Forces Morris Hospital Evacuation

Forty-seven patients moved to other hospitals after water flows into basement pharmacy, kitchen and... Read »

Apr 19, 2013
Flooding Closes Brookfield Zoo

Flooding Closes Brookfield Zoo

The Chicago Zoological Society, which manages the zoo, closed the park to guests Thursday for only the third... Read »

Apr 19, 2013
Lightning Strike Shuts Down Illinois Nuclear Plant

Lightning Strike Shuts Down Illinois Nuclear Plant

Exelon Generation says it believes lightning hit a substation that carries electricity to and from its... Read »

Apr 18, 2013
Sky 5: Flooding in Western Suburbs

Sky 5: Flooding in Western Suburbs

Mike Lorber spent Thursday afternoon surveying flooding around the Chicago area. Watch »

Apr 19, 2013
Sinkhole Swallows 3 Cars On South Side

Sinkhole Swallows 3 Cars On South Side

One person hospitalized after sinkhole opens in South Deering Watch »

Apr 18, 2013
 Residents Lose Whole Rooms of Belongings In Flood

Residents Lose Whole Rooms of Belongings In Flood

"We knew the rain was coming, but you can't be prepared for six feet of water like that." Watch »

Apr 18, 2013
Chicago Re-Reverses River To Handle Flooding

Chicago Re-Reverses River To Handle Flooding

All of the tunnel's contents, a combination of storm water runoff and sewage, must now be rerouted to... Read »

Apr 19, 2013
Car Pulled Into Sinkhole In St. Charles

Car Pulled Into Sinkhole In St. Charles

A car was pulled into a sinkhole in St. Charles after severe storms flooded the area. Read »

Apr 18, 2013
April 18 Flood: Lisle

April 18 Flood: Lisle

Nesita Kwan reports. Watch »

Apr 18, 2013
April 18 Flood: Bellwood & Elmhurst

April 18 Flood: Bellwood & Elmhurst

Mary Ann Ahern reports. Watch »

Apr 18, 2013
April 18 Flood: Chicago Sinkhole

April 18 Flood: Chicago Sinkhole

LeeAnn Trotter reports. Watch »

Apr 18, 2013
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