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Thanks to an aggressive perennial plant initiative that has tied up lakefront soil with native plant roots, many areas of the Botanic Garden weathered the storm with ease.

As Mayor Rahm Emanuel announces a big new flood control project for Chicago, some say plans need to adapt for climate change.

The rain is gone for now but the trouble it caused last week is still here.

Today Chicago opened the large gates that separate Lake Michigan from the river to relieve pressure on a sewer system swollen with runoff and waste. The city’s sewer problems may be stark in light of the severe rain, but they are not unique. 

Soil moisture is back to normal, marking the end of a long drought, but now rain is getting in the way of planting.

Part of Milwaukee's prospective green corridor, Woodard Plaza swaps concrete for native planters.

The 10 most extreme floods in northeast Illinois all occurred after 1950, but Chicagoans don’t need mathematical models to know flooding is a problem.