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1. • • President Joe Biden has officially approved a disaster declaration for Cook County after torrential rains caused devastating flooding across the region in late June and early July.
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   Why did FEMA visit Chicago's west side Tuesday?

   • FEMA toured Chicago’s West Side Tuesday, assessing flood damage in the area following heavy rain earlier this month. Christian Farr reports. President Joe Biden has officially approved a disaster declaration for Cook County after torrential rains caused devastating flooding across the region in late June and early July.

   Biden approves disaster declaration for Chicago-area flooding

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   What happened to Chicago residents impacted by July's flooding?

   • Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson thanked the Biden Administration for their decision. “West Side residents and other Chicagoans impacted by July’s flooding will now continue to get the assistance and resources needed for recovery,” the mayor said in a social media post. Damage assessments remain ongoing in other communities, according to officials.

   Biden approves disaster declaration for Chicago-area flooding

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   Why did Chicago's working poor suffer a calamity on Lake Michigan?

   • Chicago’s working poor were expecting a day in luxury. They instead faced a horrific calamity on Lake Michigan One of the greatest inland waterways disasters in the history of the United States took place in the Chicago River, Chicago, Ill., July 24, 1915, when the steamship Eastland capsized with a loss of near 850 lives.

   The Eastland Disaster Killed More Passengers Than the Titanic and the

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3. www.chicagotribune.com › 2023/07/18 › editorialEditorial: Housing migrants in Chicago police stations a ...

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   Jul 18, 2023 · Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability and the Police Department’s Bureau of Internal Affairs, both of which have plenty to do in the best of times, have been forced to investigate a...

4. www.nbcchicago.com › news › localBiden approves disaster declaration for Chicago-area flooding

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   Aug 15, 2023 · President Joe Biden has officially approved a disaster declaration for Cook County after torrential rains caused devastating flooding across the region in late June and early July.

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   President Approves Illinois Disaster Declaration - Deadline to Apply is October 30. President Joe Biden signed the Disaster Declaration for individual assistance for residents of Chicago and Cook County who sustained probable damage directly related to the July 2, 2023, flash flood will be eligible to apply for Individual Assistance. Residents ...

6. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › eastland-disasterThe Eastland Disaster Killed More Passengers Than the Titanic ...

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   Oct 27, 2014 · One of the greatest inland waterways disasters in the history of the United States took place in the Chicago River, Chicago, Ill., July 24, 1915, when the steamship Eastland capsized with a...

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   Thousands of horrified onlookers witnessed Chicago's most deadly disaster on the morning of July 24, 1915. Warehouse workers along the Chicago River shouted, "Look out, she's tipping!" Suddenly the fully-loaded passenger ship Eastland began her slow roll into infamy, killing 844 of the more than 2,500 passengers.

8. www.cct.org › stories › an-eerie-hidden-disaster-the“An Eerie Hidden Disaster”: The Great Chicago Flood

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   Apr 18, 2017 · Where We Are Now. At 6:00 a.m. on Monday, April 13, 1992, the basements of the buildings in the Loop began to fill with water. It began with the Merchandise Mart. Marshall Field’s was the second business to call the Fire Department.

9. www.chicagotribune.com › 2021/09/27 › chicago-builtChicago built back from the Great Fire in just two years. Now ...

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   Sep 27, 2021 · Founded in 1833, Chicago rapidly evolved from a small frontier trading post along Lake Michigan into a growing center of agriculture, manufacturing and transportation, linking the East and West...