FEMA to open temporary disaster recovery center in Maywood
The center will help renters, homeowners and business owners affected by summer flooding.
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The center will help renters, homeowners and business owners affected by summer flooding.
It will be open through next Saturday at the Dolton Library District near Lincoln and Jarvis.
A month's worth of rain fell in three hours.
"We have a lot of family members who are concerned about us, but where are we supposed to go?"
The clean-up effort is still underway in Calumet City where severe flooding caused major headaches, nearly two weeks later some are still struggling to get answers. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos has an update.
FEMA said so far, it has given out more than $150 million in assistance to 42,000 households and more than $32 million in small business disaster loans.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is reminding Cook County residents affected by summer storms that a deadline to get help is fast approaching.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is reminding Cook County residents affected by summer storms that a deadline to get help is fast approaching.
"We were actually getting so much water, that the system that we have, the sewage collection system, the drainage system, the stormwater management system, simply could not take in that much water."
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.
According to First Street, it's becoming more expensive to insure property because of natural disasters made worse by climate change. CBS News' Ben Tracy reports.
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.
CBS 2 Meteorologist Robb Ellis has the 5:30 p.m. forecast for Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023.
Some drivers got stuck in flood waters in several areas.
He tells CBS 2 Political Reporter Dana Kozlov he is now fighting to get the city to make it right.
The floods overwhelmed two dams, sending a wall of water several meters high through the center of Derna, destroying entire neighborhoods and sweeping people out to sea.
Authorities say the death toll in the eastern city of Derna has reached more than 5,100 and it’s expected to get even higher.
A group of Chicago Public Schools parents are taking their fight against the district's May Day civil action plan to the Board of Education.
President Trump intends to nominate David Cummins to lead the Transportation Security Administration, according to a person familiar with the decision.
A year after his passing, the late Chicago Bears legend Steve "Mongo" McMichael is being honored for advancing CTE research.
A man was shot and wounded Thursday morning near Union Station in Chicago's West Loop.
A new report says fewer young children in Illinois are being placed in preschool.
President Trump intends to nominate David Cummins to lead the Transportation Security Administration, according to a person familiar with the decision.
The order places FDA-approved products containing marijuana and state-regulated medical marijuana products at a lower drug classification.
The Senate adopted a budget resolution after a six-hour "vote-a-rama," with the GOP moving forward to fund ICE without Democrats.
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About half of Iran's stockpile of ballistic missiles and its associated launch systems were still intact as of the start of the ceasefire in early April, officials said.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this weekend issued a warning about a surge in text messages that falsely claim to come from his office or the DMV within it.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
La Rabida Children's Hospital went all out for Earth Day on Wednesday, with volunteer cleanup efforts by staffers and activities for patients and families.
It has been several weeks since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, abruptly shut down — and then on Wednesday, it just as swiftly partially reopened, with some services available.
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The United States has long struggled with understanding and finding ways to help treat mental illness. A new documentary, which is screening Saturday in Chicago, examines the reality of living with mental illness in America.
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Trader Joe's is planning to open a new location at the Lincoln Village Shopping Center in Chicago's North Park neighborhood, the office of Ald. Debra Silverstein (50th) recently announced.
The satirical news outlet The Onion has a new plan to take over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars platforms and turn them into parodies.
Whole Foods will soon be moving into a vacant space in a relatively new commercial building in Chicago's Lakeview community, a local chamber of commerce group said.
Philz Coffee will once again sport the Pride flag at its cafés after a directive to have them and other flags removed created a backlash.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season went on sale Thursday morning.
The satirical news outlet The Onion has a new plan to take over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars platforms and turn them into parodies.
Emily Saliers, one-half of the Atlanta folk duo The Indigo Girls, has revealed that she has been diagnosed with two incurable movement disorders that will forever change the way that she sings.
Blues icon and world music pioneer Taj Mahal will be headlining the Chicago Blues Festival this June.
The United States has long struggled with understanding and finding ways to help treat mental illness. A new documentary, which is screening Saturday in Chicago, examines the reality of living with mental illness in America.
The order does not legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use under federal law. But it does change the way it's regulated, shifting licensed medical marijuana from Schedule I to the less strictly regulated Schedule III, and gives licensed medical marijuana operators a major tax break and eases some barriers to researching cannabis.
A group of Chicago Public Schools parents are taking their fight against the district’s May Day civil action plan to the Board of Education.
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While Illinois ranked fourth for 3-year-old enrollment, the state was 20th for 4-year-old enrollment.
A person was injured in a Chicago shooting near Union Station downtown Thursday morning, according to fire officials.
All eastbound lanes are closed on I-80 at I-55 after a crash near Joliet on Thursday morning.
Customers and staff were robbed at gunpoint inside the Griddle 24 diner in River North early Thursday morning.
A group of Chicago Public Schools parents are taking their fight against the district's May Day civil action plan to the Board of Education.
President Trump intends to nominate David Cummins to lead the Transportation Security Administration, according to a person familiar with the decision.
Michaels spent years as an advocate for sexual assault survivors, putting pressure on Congress and speaking out on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein survivors, like herself.
Residents in one part of Chicago's Noble Square neighborhood say they've been dealing with cars careening off the Kennedy Expressway and crashing into their front yard for decades, and the state won't help.
Madeline Morgan said she was repeatedly stalked and abused, even though the man responsible was forced to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet, which was cut off.
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A specially designed playground in the West Pullman neighborhood is making a difference, addressing flooding and the impact of climate change across Chicago.
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The Cubs have outscored their opponents 58-20 during the franchise's longest win streak since it also won eight in a row from July 21-29, 2023.
A crew of drivers made a pit stop in Joliet, as the track prepares for its first competitive race since 2019.
Rookie Munetaka Murakami homered for the fourth straight game, Sean Burke won for the first time in 17 appearances, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-5 on Tuesday night.
A man was shot and wounded Thursday morning near Union Station in Chicago's West Loop.
A man was sentenced to 45 years in prison this week for shooting an innocent woman in the head at a Roselle, Illinois, restaurant in 2022.
Iowa City police are searching for a 17-year-old suspect charged in connection with a shooting that injured five near the University of Iowa over the weekend.
Customers and staff were robbed at gunpoint inside a River North diner early Thursday morning.
Cook County Crime Stoppers will be canvassing Tuesday in search of answers in the hit-and-run that killed 15-year-old Violet Harris in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood last month.
