"Deep Tunnel has never reached its limit. After weekend's heavy rains, it’s almost full. What that means."
Uh, damn?
The only reason I know anything about this is the Deep Tunnel system was part of the research I did for WWW.
But still. Damn.
@gwynnion
That's a lot of water!
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Chicago still has CSOs. Bad idea.
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"We need to blanket the region with natural areas"
Um, i feel like that was the default though?
I think this is a toothless way of saying "we need fewer developed areas"
Jul 6, 2026, 7:15 PMHOLY CRAP.
Oh I feel terrible for the folks living in our old house in Cicero: they probably had sewage up to the basement windows.
At least the Stickney plant wasn't flooded.