The aim is to regulate and protect “sponge” areas that can help with flood control, and establish a mechanism to preserve river floodplains, which absorb overflow rainwater. The outline will ...

Making the Chicago River a healthy, biodiverse and climate resilient lifeline through the city is the focus of many groups ...

Work will take place on State Road 11 over East Fork Whiter River overflow located between the East Fork White River and the I-65 interchange. Work is expected to be complete in late August ...

It's almost hard to believe that the Chicago River was once so polluted by sewage and industrial waste, it was commonly ...

“Typically with those alerts when they happen, it’s recommended don’t make contact with water in the Illinois River for at ... and combined sewer overflow control program, along with ...

The river overflow warning, issued for the third time in the last four weeks, emphasizes progressive and sudden rises in water levels due to the heavy rains expected. An orange alert ”is ...