As Chicago area residents work to recover from recent flooding, local leaders are working to help them.
A Chicago City Council committee meeting Friday morning will tackle the recent extreme flooding and the city's plans to help residents still trying to recover.It left entire neighborhoods in the south suburbs underwater, and drivers stranded.
Since then, some residents said that any federal money they received from the Federal Emergency Management Agency has not been enough.Friday's Chicago City Joint Council Committee meeting on environmental protection and energy will focus on areas in the city. That begins at 10 a.m.
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