Groups, agencies will provide help to residents affected by flooding on West Side, western suburbs
Local, regional, and national agencies will give out hygiene kits, flood cleaning info, and other information to recover and prepare.
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Local, regional, and national agencies will give out hygiene kits, flood cleaning info, and other information to recover and prepare.
Police officers even guarded the entrances of the venue as residents demanded answers about the floods - and the help they so desperately need.
The fierce flooding in Cicero earlier this month led to a packed house of angry homeowners in the western suburb Tuesday night. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
New problems are still bubbling up after flash flooding from earlier this month. Some drivers face huge repair bills after rainwater seeped into the gas tanks at a Bridgeport gas station. They didn't know what was going on until they turned to CBS 2's Sara Machi.
The water is gone, but the work continues each day as they sort through waterlogged possessions.
The cleanup continues two weeks after torrential rains and devastating flooding.
Residents told CBS 2 while they've lived in Austin all their lives, they've never seen anything like the damage due to the recent flooding.
Austin residents are still cleaning up almost two weeks after flooding and many are growing frustrated with the lack of answers. Some of them spoke to CBS 2's Sara Machi about their situation.
Austin residents are still cleaning up almost two weeks after flooding and many are growing frustrated with the lack of answers. Some of them spoke to CBS 2's Sara Machi about their situation.
In a town where the infrastructure is more than 100 years old, leaders are working to prevent a tough situation from becoming worse.
Flossmoor is no stranger to heavy rain, especially this summer, but in a town where the infrastructure is more than 100 years old, local leaders are working to prevent a tough situation from becoming worse.
Flossmoor is no stranger to heavy rain, especially this summer, but in a town where the infrastructure is more than 100 years old, local leaders are working to prevent a tough situation from becoming worse.
The worst of Wednesday's rain has yet to come and some suburbs are already underwater.
All that water wasn't enough to deter drivers, as several people plowed right through flooded intersections before city crews could block off the road.
Gov. JB Pritzker issued a disaster declaration for eight counties, including those affected by flooding last Saturday.
"My two sisters, my mom, and I are sleeping on the floor and we just need help, and I know most families also need help."
Heavy rain is the last thing Chicago homeowners already hit hard by flooding wanted to see, but there was some good news on Tuesday for them. Gov. JB Pritzker issued a disaster declaration for eight counties, including those affected by flooding last Saturday. The move opens up state resources and emergency personnel.
A New York woman was swept away by floodwaters, officials said, and multiple people were evacuated from a Vermont campsite as downpours continued.
For Kathryn Taylor, of North Lawndale, life changed just as quickly as the rain fell during this week's storms.
Another round of rain meant more cleanup just days after some homes were first hit by flash flooding.
Another round of rain this week meant another round of cleanup in less than a week, but Wednesday's night storm hit some of the same homes on Chicago's West Side. It's not just the city but also the suburbs where owners were still cleaning up after Sunday's flash flooding.
Another round of rain this week meant another round of cleanup in less than a week, but Wednesday's night storm hit some of the same homes on Chicago's West Side. It's not just the city but also the suburbs where owners were still cleaning up after Sunday's flash flooding.
Another round of rain this week meant another round of cleanup in less than a week, but Wednesday's night storm hit some of the same homes on Chicago's West Side. It's not just the city but also the suburbs where owners were still cleaning up after Sunday's flash flooding.
He is also partnering with the group Every Block a Village to raise money for families there.
The saying "when it rains it pours" is resonating with those homeowners now more than ever, with many of them out thousands of dollars in repairs and damages from the sewer water that seeps into their homes during heavy rainfall.
