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CHICAGO—Two-and-a-half years after Dorothy Rosenthal’s home on the West Side flooded, she is still dealing with financial pain. She received $8,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, but repairs have cost her $10,000, and her basement still has dry mold from the four feet of water that gushed into it in July 2023. Rosenthal is […]

The city’s pending budget is expected to unlock more assistance for West Side residents, more than two years after summer flooding damaged their homes.

By Leigh Giangreco

CHICAGO—Two-and-a-half years after Dorothy Rosenthal’s home on the West Side flooded, she is still dealing with financial pain.

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