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The Pecatonica River runs two blocks from Laurie Thomas’s mother’s stoop in Freeport, Ill. After a recent two-day deluge, floodwaters reached the basement’s ceiling.
The shifting trends and escalating flood risk raises urgent questions about the country's readiness to cope with rainfall extremes.
Repeated flooding in some communities pushed residents to move to higher ground. But getting the resources and buy-in isn't easy, even in towns where residents have been flooded again and again.
Repeated flooding in some communities pushed residents to move to higher ground. But getting the resources and buy-in isn't easy, even in towns where residents have been flooded again and again.
United Way of Northwest Illinois recognized members of the community during its seventh Small Town Heroes award ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 13.