DuPage's FEMA Flood Disaster Center Opened in Lisle; Assistance Available

DuPage County residents affected by the mid-April flooding can apply for assistance via the Internet, phone or by going to the Lisle Police Department in person.

DuPage's FEMA Flood Disaster Center Opened in Lisle; Assistance Available

DuPage County residents affected by the mid-April flooding can apply for assistance via the Internet, phone or by going to the Lisle Police Department in person.

The following is a press release from DuPage County: DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin urges residents affected by the recent flood to apply for federal assistance to help alleviate expenses incurred in the recovery process from the April storms. “More than 9,000 DuPage County homes and businesses received extensive damage to their properties from the  April flood. In an effort to help relieve some of the financial burden, the federal government is providing grants and low-interest loans to help cover some of the uninsured costs endured by families. I urge residents to apply for these grants and loans as they continue to work with their insurance companies during this recovery process,” said Cronin.  Throughout the past month, DuPage…

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YouTube Videos of April 2013 Elmhurst Flooding

Check out some video documentation of the floods that left so much of Elmhurst underwater last week.

From a 22-minute-long opus tour of flooding in the Village, to a kid's sorrow at the flooding-out of the Elmhurst Model Railroad Club, YouTube provides quite a bit of additional documentation of the flooding last week that washed out so much of Elmhurst. We collected some of the videos documenting the here; check them out above! And, for all the coverage of the Elmhurst's 2013 flood, click here.

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Elm Forest

6:23 pm on Friday, April 26, 2013

You can condone the practice that's your right. It's also my right to say something. Now if the guy had injured someone what would the reactions be? Lighten up I suppose is what you would still say, he was just cruse-in and taking a long video? What's the problem with that? The problem is he should have had someone else driving then. Character does Count.   more ›

Dispatches from DuPage: Stories of the April 2013 Flood

Rescues, disasters, bravery, irony—from a mass evacuation to the finding of a floating body to a governor's visit, the stories of a storm from DuPage County.

Much of DuPage County was underwater by Thursday afternoon due to a rainstorm that dropped more than half a foot of water on some areas. Patch has been tracking some of the biggest and most interesting stories from the storm: Body Found Floating at Graue Mill  The historic Graue Mill on the border of Hinsdale and Oak Brook was utterly swamped when Salt Creek rose in the heaviest rain anywhere, but the floodwaters brought something even darker: a dead human body. DuPage officials are currently trying to identify it and as of Friday afternoon, no more information is available. Lisle Neighborhoods, Nursing Home Evacuated Some of the worst flooding in all of DuPage happened in Lisle, where the Four Lakes community along the DuPage River—and …

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Gov. Quinn Declares State of Emergency

Gov. Quinn has declared a state of emergency in the wake of flooding throughout the Chicago area.

Governor Pat Quinn declared a state of emergency as state agencies prepared to provide assistance to local governments throughout northern Illinois dealing with severe river and flash flooding. The state of emergency ensures that state resources are activated and that the federal government is aware that a disaster declaration is likely. It also allows the state to request resources as needed, such as personnel and equipment. State and local emergency personnel have been on the ground in hardest hit areas since early this morning. "Heavy rainfall over the past few days has created dangerous flooding in areas across the state," Governor Quinn stated in a press release. "Everyone should stay home and off the roads if possible. To ensure …

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