Down the Drain

Al Podgorski

Chicago Sun-Times

Water, water everywhere! A light rain that started Sept. 17th was followed by two weeks of steady downpour that created “twice-in-a-century” flood levels in the Des Plaines River Basin in Cook County, IL. Waters forced 3,300 families from their homes and caused $40 million in property damage. National Guardsmen and volunteers piled sandbags to provide some protection.

Al Podgorski, "Down the Drain," in POYi Archive, Item #13922, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/13922 (accessed November 23, 2024).