Overview

• Federal, state, county and city teams are conducting preliminary damage assessments in Garfield Ridge and other Southwest Side neighborhoods with nine teams surveying homes through Sunday.
• The City of Chicago has logged nearly 3,000 resident reports of basement flooding from the late July storms.
• Collected data will feed into a state and local review before a formal request for federal disaster recovery funds is submitted to the governor’s office.
• Earlier this month, the city installed 50 flood sensors and joined a national network to provide real-time alerts of flash flooding.
• Homeowners report repeated sewer backups have led to costly repairs and discarded belongings, underscoring the area’s recurring flood vulnerability and the need for grants or low-interest loans.