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Sick And Tired: The Devastation Of Area Storms

Part one of a three part series discussing the devastation of flooding to area residents.

Thanks to Mother Nature, the lovely city of Des Plaines was hit by a huge rain storm late Friday evening. In the past month, Des Plaines has been hit by three really bad storms, all leaving tons of damage in its wake, literally. Earlier: My Summer Has Finally Begun  I don’t ever remember there not being a water problem in our basement. There is something wrong with the sewer system in our street where it is not uncommon for there to be 1 to 2 feet of water in our street. My mom said she checked the location of the house when she bought it twelve years ago to make sure it was not in a flood plain. The previous owners assured her that they never got water so she thought it would be perfect for her and her 3 small children.  Ummm….not so much…

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