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Flooding risk high in Ravenswood

July 29, 2011
By Patrick Boylan

Record setting rainfall in July has knocked down trees and flooded basements in the Ravenswood neighborhood.

According to a graphic published by the Chicago Tribune, the Ravenswood neighborhood and nearby lakefront neighborhoods are among a swath of neighborhoods at risk for flooding in such storms.

See the Chicago Tribune graphic.

Read a Chicago Tribune Q&A about storms and flood prevention.

Read a Chicago Tribune article on coping with flooded basements.

Read a Chicago Tribune article on a record breaking month of rain.

Flooding Risk Map. Credit: Chicago Tribune

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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