Oak Lawn officials celebrated Tuesday progress on the construction of a stormwater detention basin near Polaris Intermediate School while raising concerns about a Nicor gas main replacement project that’s also underway. The cost is being split between the village and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District.

Monday’s storm was the latest in a season of wild and erratic weather. Hail and high winds added to the heavy downpours (Evanston received 3 inches of rain, according to some reports) that once again put the region’s stormwater management system to the test. Although the headlines weren’t as dramatic as they were after four rounds of severe storms swept through the area over the July Fourth weekend — “Deep Tunnel almost full” — by Tuesday morning, the McCook Reservoir was at 85% capacity.

On "In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons," reporters discuss recent rain events and the Metropolitan water reclamation District of greater Chicago's Tunnel and Reservoir Plan storing approximately 4.7 billion gallons of water.

After going three weeks without measurable precipitation, Chicago was hammered by a pair of storms on Monday that dumped nearly three inches of rain at Midway Airport, where wind gusts topped 70 miles per hour.

The city’s official weather station at O’Hare Airport recorded 1.76 inches of rain and a 65 miles per hour gust

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago says its major reservoirs combined are storing approximately 4.7 billion gallons of water.

The Metropolitan water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago is managing stormwater from downpours. Ed Staudacher, the MWRD's director of maintenance and operations, is interviewed on the latest information about the MWRD's Tunnel and Reservoir Plan.