[EasyDNNnews:IfExists:Image] [EasyDNNnews:Title] [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Image] [EasyDNNnews:Title] [EasyDNNnews:IfExists:SubTitle] [EasyDNNnews:SubTitle] [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:SubTitle] Matthew Libs / [EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:Event][EasyDNNnews:PublishDate][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Event][EasyDNNnews:IfExists:Event][EasyDNNnews:EventDate][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Event] [EasyDNNnews:Comments] [EasyDNNnews:NumberOfViews] [EasyDNNnews:ArticleRating] The Will County Division of Transportation (WCDOT) will host two virtual open houses to gather feedback on the future of transportation priorities in Will County. The feedback will be incorporated in the ongoing “Our Way Forward 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan,” which will guide the next 25 years of county-wide infrastructure projects. [EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:EventRegistration][EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Read][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:EventRegistration][EasyDNNnews:IfExists:EventRegistration][EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Register][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:EventRegistration]
[EasyDNNnews:IfExists:Image] [EasyDNNnews:Title] [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Image] [EasyDNNnews:Title] [EasyDNNnews:IfExists:SubTitle] [EasyDNNnews:SubTitle] [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:SubTitle] Matthew Libs / [EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:Event][EasyDNNnews:PublishDate][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Event][EasyDNNnews:IfExists:Event][EasyDNNnews:EventDate][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Event] [EasyDNNnews:Comments] [EasyDNNnews:NumberOfViews] [EasyDNNnews:ArticleRating] The Will County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is reporting a significant reduction in water levels on the Kankakee River, as most ice jams have cleared between the City of Wilmington and the Des Plaines River confluence. Following the expiration of a Flash Flood Warning for the area, Will County EMA is partnering with local officials to fully assess local flood damage. [EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:EventRegistration][EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Read][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:EventRegistration][EasyDNNnews:IfExists:EventRegistration][EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Register][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:EventRegistration]
[EasyDNNnews:IfExists:Image] [EasyDNNnews:Title] [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Image] [EasyDNNnews:Title] [EasyDNNnews:IfExists:SubTitle] [EasyDNNnews:SubTitle] [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:SubTitle] Matthew Libs / [EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:Event][EasyDNNnews:PublishDate][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Event][EasyDNNnews:IfExists:Event][EasyDNNnews:EventDate][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Event] [EasyDNNnews:Comments] [EasyDNNnews:NumberOfViews] [EasyDNNnews:ArticleRating] The Will County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and City of Wilmington officials responded to Flash Flooding in downtown Wilmington on the evening of January 25. The flooding occurred suddenly on the North and South Islands due to rapidly increasing water levels on the Kankakee River. [EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:EventRegistration][EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Read][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:EventRegistration][EasyDNNnews:IfExists:EventRegistration][EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Register][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:EventRegistration]
[EasyDNNnews:IfExists:Image] [EasyDNNnews:Title] [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Image] [EasyDNNnews:Title] [EasyDNNnews:IfExists:SubTitle] [EasyDNNnews:SubTitle] [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:SubTitle] Matthew Libs / [EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:Event][EasyDNNnews:PublishDate][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Event][EasyDNNnews:IfExists:Event][EasyDNNnews:EventDate][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Event] [EasyDNNnews:Comments] [EasyDNNnews:NumberOfViews] [EasyDNNnews:ArticleRating] The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Southwestern Will County, with an elevated risk of flooding along the Kankakee River. The Will County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is anticipating an imminent break-up of the Kankakee River ice jam, which will create increased flood conditions from the City of Wilmington to the Phalen Acres community. [EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:EventRegistration][EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Read][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:EventRegistration][EasyDNNnews:IfExists:EventRegistration][EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Register][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:EventRegistration]
[EasyDNNnews:IfExists:Image] [EasyDNNnews:Title] [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Image] [EasyDNNnews:Title] [EasyDNNnews:IfExists:SubTitle] [EasyDNNnews:SubTitle] [EasyDNNnews:EndIf:SubTitle] Mike Theodore / [EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:Event][EasyDNNnews:PublishDate][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Event][EasyDNNnews:IfExists:Event][EasyDNNnews:EventDate][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:Event] [EasyDNNnews:Comments] [EasyDNNnews:NumberOfViews] [EasyDNNnews:ArticleRating] The Will County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) has coordinated with Constellation Energy to activate all three siphons of warm water from the Dresden Energy Center cooling lake to accelerate the melting of ice on the Kankakee River. This decision follows a declaration of emergency by County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant due to the historic flood levels and ice jams along the Kankakee River. [EasyDNNnews:IfNotExists:EventRegistration][EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Read][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:EventRegistration][EasyDNNnews:IfExists:EventRegistration][EasyDNNnewsLocalizedText:Register][EasyDNNnews:EndIf:EventRegistration]