It has been quite a stormy summer season in Chicago thus far, and it appears Chicago could get repaid (in monetary form, of course) for all the damage Mother Nature left behind. The city is asking for $2.8 million to cover the costs of the damage that was incurred: more ›

As neighborhoods like Albany Park and many suburbs begin to dry out and clean up from this weekend's flooding, residents are beginning to ask for help from the federal government. Senator Dick Durbin was joined by 39th Ward Alderman Margaret Laurino, and a representative from Barack Obama's office to get a first-hand look at the massive flooding that happened from this weekend's intense rains. Said Durbin:

This has been devastating. A lot of these folks don't have insurance to cover this. One hundred billion gallons of water dumped on any community . . . is something you can't prepare for. I think when we need FEMA, they will be here.