Reducing water usage can help prevent flooding and protect water quality.

Board meetings are open to the public and can be streamed online.

The chance of severe rain over the next few days across the Chicago area could bring flooding.

The $30 million project will remove about 140 acres from the flood plain, protect 92 structures and remove more than 1,300 parcels from the 100-year flood plain.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the end of the first phase of a major construction project, including a new overflow channel to keep rainwater from flooding streets in Robbins.

There was a celebration Thursday as phase one of a multi-million dollar public project to reduce flooding was completed.