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The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District issued an Overflow Action Alert Thursday, January 30 2025 ahead of expected rainfall in the Chicago area in an effort to prevent overflowing of the city's sewer systems.

The proposed project could cover nearly one-square-mile area along Deer Creek and Third Creek within the Little Calumet River Watershed near Glenwood and Ford Heights, where stormwater storage can help mitigate increasing flooding concerns.

Vice President Flynn, who first joined the Board of Commissioners in 2022, was initially nominated and elected as vice president in June 2023.

The city’s buildings department has ruled that there were no violations of city law related to the demolition.

Nissen Energy's combined heat and power system, also known as cogeneration, simultaneously produces electricity and useful thermal energy for heating or cooling from a single fuel source to achieve improved energy efficiency.

The money is meant to address gaps in disaster recovery and mitigation funding that may not be covered by insurance or other federal and local sources.

The city’s share is part of a total of $856 million in federal funding for Illinois through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to help areas in the state recover from recent natural disasters.

In an emailed statement, Bally’s acknowledged the spill and said cleanup at the site, 777 W. Chicago Ave., was completed by Sunday evening. As of Wednesday, demolition was still paused, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health.

The sale included $253.3 million of Series A capital improvement green bonds with maturities ranging from 2027 through 2044.