{"id":70128,"date":"2018-04-12T00:08:14","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T05:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=70128"},"modified":"2018-04-12T00:08:14","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T05:08:14","slug":"flooding-relief-for-chatham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/flooding-relief-for-chatham\/","title":{"rendered":"Flooding relief for Chatham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Morgan Levey<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">A South-Side Chicago neighborhood endures significant flooding from even minor rain events. It\u2019s had this problem since the 1860s and residents are tired of scrubbing their basements and dealing with mold. But the end may be in sight &#8212; at least for a few dozen homes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/427852620&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Rain gardens help mitigate flooding. This is one type of intervention the pilot program will fund for Chatham homes. (Lori Burns\/Chatham resident)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Morgan Levey Medill Reports A South-Side Chicago neighborhood endures significant flooding from even minor rain events. It\u2019s had this problem since the 1860s and residents are tired of scrubbing their basements and dealing with mold. But the end may be in sight &#8212; at least for a few dozen homes. 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