When a representative from the Federal Emergency Management Agency came into Roxana Ball’s living room in Calumet City Sept. 18, her basement was filled with mud and water. But he wasn’t there to fix her basement. He was there to write a check for damage that occurred two months earlier. “They only gave me $2,900,” Ball said. Her friend chimed in. “She has to go back to FEMA and file an .
Calumet City residents packed Thursday’s City Council meeting seeking answers about the historic flooding the town experienced following heavy rains Sept. 17 that overwhelmed the city’s sewer system. Residents from all seven wards came hoping to hear plans to fix the sewer systems that overflowed and help them overcome the significant damage caused by record rainfall. They described how heavy .