Recycling the nearly unrecyclable is not a futuristic idea. That's thanks to innovation happening right now in the western suburbs that could help Chicagoland reduce waste.
An ABC7 data analysis found more than 200,000 Cook County properties are at major or severe risk of flooding in the next 30 years
ABC7 has created an interactive map of Cook County neighborhoods that will see an increased risk of flooding in the next 30 years due to climate change.
Our analysis shows 20.8 million U.S. properties with an 80% or better chance of flooding by 2053, but only only 4.7 million with flood insurance policies.
Most Chicago area residents say they are worried about climate change. Here's what they're doing about it.
Residents of south suburban Calumet City are often frustrated by ongoing flooding and sewer problems. But city officials say flooding is a widespread problem that's only been getting worse.