Tag: April 4 flooding

Butterfield Creek overflows the pedestrian bridge at the south end of Dartmouth Road in Flossmoor at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. (Theresa Duckett/provided)

Torrential rains overnight make for soggy Saturday

Thunderstorms dumped more than two inches of rain in a short time on Homewood and Flossmoor late Friday and early Saturday morning, April 4, overwhelming drainage systems and causing localized flooding. On local social media forums, residents reported flooded basements, streets turned into temporary lakes and flooded viaducts that forced[Read More…]

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