| Title | Date | Summary | Source | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8 million grant sought for sewers | 1981-09-17 | The village plans to apply for an EPA grant of more than $8 million to fund a three-part program for improvements to the local sewer system. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, September 17, 1981, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Flood control, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Grants, Sewers and sewage disposal |
| A few dozen residents complain of flooding | 1988-09-15 | After September 12 rain Skokie roads and basements flooded but not nearly as much as they did this time last year. | Skokie Review, Thursday, September 15, 1988, p. 7 | Flood control, Weather |
| A grand job on a wet day | 2001-08-16 | None | Skokie Review, Thursday, August 16, 2001, p. 16 | Flood control, Weather, Editorial |
| A year should tell flood project's success or failure | 1986-05-01 | The new village-wide flood control system should be completed by April 1987. | Skokie Review, Thursday, May 1, 1986, p. 3 | Flood control, |
| Air flood control study: Two likely solutions would cost millions | 1978-04-06 | Study says cost of relieving periodic flooding that results in back-up of sewer system into residents' basements would cost millions. | The News, Thursday, April 6, 1978, p. 3 | Flood control, Sewers and sewage disposal |
| Anti-flood plan is on schedule, engineer says | 1985-09-05 | Village engineer Mark Schoeffman says that Skokie's flood control program is progressing on schedule. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, September 5, 1985, Sec. 1, p. 10 | Flood control, Schoeffman, Mark |
| Board approves spending for flood-control project | 1989-04-06 | The Skokie Board of Trustees approved contracts for the construction of a flood control system of sewers, ponds and subterranean tanks. Work will begin this spring in central Skokie. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 6, 1989, Sec. 1, p. 7 | Flood control, Construction, Sewers and sewage disposal |
| Board fights flooding with funds | 1985-06-06 | Phase two of the Village's flood control plan started June 3. More than $1.5 million has been approved by the village for the project. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 6, 1985, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Flood control, Skokie - Budget and expenditures |
| Board is flooded with complaints | 1981-08-20 | Responding to demands by a standing-room only crowd at the August 17 meeting, the Village Board has suggested a plan to combat local flooding. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, August 20, 1981, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Flood control, |
| Board tries to stop floods | 1981-08-27 | Recent floods were discussed at the August 24 Skokie Board of Trustees meeting. | The News, Thursday, August 27, 1981, p. 3 | Flood control, Skokie Board of Trustees |