CHICAGO - Gage Park residents are struggling with flooding every time it rains, as aging infrastructure continues to fail, according to Mayor Brandon Johnson.
What we know:
On Tuesday, Johnson visited residents in the 5700 block of South Campbell, about a mile from the Gage Park Fieldhouse.
Residents described the emotional and financial toll of repeated flooding. They say the storm on July 25, followed by recent heavy rains, caused serious damage—again.
Neighbors spend hundreds of dollars to pump out waterlogged basements, only to face the same cleanup after the next rainfall.
Workers from the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) delivered buckets of cleaning supplies as immediate relief.
Alderman Raymond Lopez (15th Ward) has repeatedly urged City Hall to take