Skokie Newspaper Index

Record rain floods area

Date: July 16, 1981

Source: The News, Thursday, July 16, 1981, p. 3

Author: Saidel, Hope

Summary: Last Sunday, July 12, the entire village was paralyzed by flood water. Some officials estimated the rainfall between 7-10am at 3.47 inches which is the normal rainfall for the entire month of July.