As more storms rolled into Chicago and the surrounding areas Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Pritzker issued a disaster proclamation for several Illinois counties in an effort to help local agencies respond to damage from recent heavy rains and flash flooding.
A person uses an umbrella against the rain on campus at Northwestern University on July 11, 2023, in Evanston.
At a news conference Tuesday morning, Cicero residents asked for state, county and local agencies to invest and come up with long-term solutions to improve the city’s “crumbling” infrastructure and better manage wastewater. The rest of the day was a blur, she said. The family had to use buckets to get rid of the water until a water restoration service company got there five hours later — when levels reached Yanes’ hips. With no electricity, the fridge stopped working. Their fresh groceries were doomed.
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