The Oak Forest City Council this week approved storm sewer and sanitary sewer repairs for 23 sites in an effort to avoid the high cost of emergency repairs that comes with heavy rains and flooding ...

In Chicago’s sewer system, where storm runoff and sewage mix, there’s also the danger of being swept away by a sudden deluge, as was the case in the death of a 25-year-old maintenance worker ...

Not since Victor Hugo or Art Carney have so many been so attuned to sewers. But with storms soaking and flooding sections of Park Ridge on a semi-regular basis in recent years, interest in the city… ...

Officials urge Chicago residents to conserve water following storms putting strain on sewer system 00:45. CHICAGO (CBS) -- One of the keys to solving flooding problems in Chicago could be ...

Storm-hit Chicago struggles with flooding, power outages. ... Iowa, storm drain after heavy rainfall overwhelmed the eastern Iowa city's storm sewer system. Logan Blake, 17, ...

Most of Chicago’s sewer system was constructed before 1930, ... a house with a roof that is 800 square feet can send about 500 gallons of water to the sewer during a one-inch storm.

CHICAGO (CBS) --Trustees in north ... Boesch said frustrated residents could get a lot more out of a $34,000 study of the storm sewers and sanitary sewers in Mundelein, ...

The district, in partnership with the Friends of the Chicago River organization, launched the Overflow Action Days initiative in 2016 to alert residents when the sewer system is at risk of backing ...

Severe storms when rain falls quickly in a short period of time can overwhelm the city’s sewer system, causing basements to flood. Here’s how to get help, clean up and file a claim. Contact 311 ...

Storm sewer drainage and diesel fuel leaked into the Fox River in Elgin on Wednesday, according to local fire officials. Authorities said personnel with the Environmental Protection Agency, as ...