Calumet City gets new flood cleanup help
The storm system that brought the flooding this past weekend was a weather event that no municipality could've prepared for, according to officials in Calumet City. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports.
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The storm system that brought the flooding this past weekend was a weather event that no municipality could've prepared for, according to officials in Calumet City. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports.
The south suburb was hit hard with what some are describing as a 500-year flooding event – and they now have an action plan in place to help those impacted. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports.
Help is on the way for Calumet City residents facing more flooding after this weekend's rains. CBS 2's Asal Rezaei reports from Calumet City where officials just spoke about dealing with the damage.
CBS 2 has been on the ground since Sunday when devastating storms caused severe flooding in Calumet City and surrounding areas.
In the United States, if you live in a designated flood zone, you are required by law to have flood insurance. But if you live outside a high-risk area, it is optional and would be an additional policy. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports.
CBS 2 has been on the ground since Sunday when devastating storms caused severe flooding in Calumet City and surrounding areas. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports.
CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) were already on the ground in Calumet City after rainfall caused major flooding in the same area back in June.
"We've had issues with flooding in our alleys. Our alleys are not paved. Our taxes continue to go up."
Places like Dolton and Calumet City saw waters rise up to nine inches in a matter of hours, causing major problems for homeowners still reeling from other storms. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos spoke to frustrated residents.
Within just a matter of hours, up to 9 inches of rain drenched Chicago's south suburbs.
Justin Deloney, 36, made his first court appearance on Wednesday.
Justin Deloney, 36, made his first court appearance on Wednesday. CBS 2’s Marissa Perlman reports.
We know shots were fired along the busy Bishop Ford – sending multiple people to the hospital.
The windows left broken by the gunfire in Calumet City are a reflection of McGee Bohannon’s father’s shattered heart after losing his 20-year-old son. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The windows left broken by the gunfire are a reflection of McGee Bohannon's father's shattered heart after losing his 20-year-old son.
Investigators focused their attention on a Dodge Caravan which was ditched at the mall.
Three suspects who led police on a chase, that began in Chicago, stopped at the River Oaks Mall in south suburban Calumet City to change clothes and avoid detection. The suspects were apparently able to change their clothes and slip out before police could find them, sources told CBS 2's Jermont Terry.
The three suspects who led police on a chase along the Dan Ryan Expressway on Tuesday drove to the River Oaks Mall in Calumet City to change clothes in order to avoid detection, police sources told CBS 2's Jermont Terry.
An apparent chase on the Dan Ryan Expressway Tuesday afternoon lead to a search at the River Oaks Mall in south suburban Calumet City. Chopper 2 was over the scene.
It happened outside a used car lot near Burnham and River Oaks just after 8:30 Tuesday morning.
A homicide investigation is underway in south suburban Calumet City where a shooting took place outside a used car lot near Burnham and River Oaks just after 8:30 Tuesday morning.
An apparent chase on the Dan Ryan Expressway Tuesday afternoon lead to a search at the River Oaks Mall in south suburban Calumet City. Chopper 2 was over the scene.
With the closures of two area hospitals in the past five years, the chief said the department has been inundated and overworked.
A big financial boost is coming to a south suburban fire department. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos was in Calumet City to show how firefighters plan to spend nearly $2 million.
The three armored trucks were robbed at gunpoint - each a few hours apart in broad daylight – in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood and the south suburbs Wednesday. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
