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Parts of the Chicago Riverwalk near City Winery Riverwalk are underwater after sever rain storms batter Chicago causing a lot of flash flooding, Sunday, July 2, 2023.

Parts of the Chicago Riverwalk near City Winery Riverwalk are underwater after sever rain storms batter Chicago causing a lot of flash flooding, Sunday, July 2, 2023.

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere

Parts of the Chicago Riverwalk near City Winery Riverwalk are underwater after sever rain storms batter Chicago causing a lot of flash flooding, Sunday, July 2, 2023.

Parts of the Chicago Riverwalk near City Winery Riverwalk are underwater after sever rain storms batter Chicago causing a lot of flash flooding, Sunday, July 2, 2023.

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

How the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District handles flooding in Chicago area

Chicago’s West Side and western suburbs were particularly hit hard by the recent storm.

Parts of the Chicago Riverwalk near City Winery Riverwalk are underwater after sever rain storms batter Chicago causing a lot of flash flooding, Sunday, July 2, 2023.

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere
By Stephanie Kim
   

After a weekend of record rainfall, many Chicagoans are still dealing with flooded basements and streets.

Reset learns about the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District’s role in managing flooding in the region.

GUEST: Kevin Fitzpatrick, assistant director of engineering with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

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