Report On The Will County Flood Hazard Mitigation Project

Description of a flood hazard mitigation project in St. Clair County, Illinois, whereby 83 structures and 55 vacant properties located in State Park Place in the floodplain of the Canteen Creek will be purchased, cleared, and held as public open space.

Report by the Illinois Office of Water Resources on Phases III & IV of a flood hazard mitigation project in Rosemont, Illinois. Phase III of the Willow-Higgins Flood Mitigation Project consists of widening and improving a 340-foot reach of Willow-Higgins Creek upstream of River Road. The improvement will include the replacement of 340 lineal feet of vertical floodwall along both sides of Willow-Higgins Creek. Phase IV of the Willow-Higgins Flood Mitigation Project consists of widening and improving a reach of Willow-Higgins Creek between the downstream end of Phase II, which is 2565 feet downstream of Higgins Road, and Granville Road; and also between Willow Creek Road and a point 160 feet downstream of Willow Creek Road. The improvement will include placement of 2200 lineal feet of vertical floodwall along the north side of Willow-Higgins Creek and 160 feet of vertical floodwall along both sides of Willow-Higgins Creek downstream of Willow Creek Road.

Report by the Illinois Office of Water Resources on a project that consists of the acquisition and demolition of 3 commercial properties in the Kickapoo Creek floodplain, which will be cleared and used as public open space.