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For many Illinoisans in flood-prone areas, buyouts are the only way out
DIETERICH, Ill. – Every day, Berdeena Leturno checks her email for an update on when the state of Illinois will finally pay her $80,000. It’s been over two months since she signed the paperwork to sell her flood-damaged home as part of a buyout program, and over a year and a half since the creek across the street rose so high that it filled her home with water.
Effingham left with damage after Tuesday morning storms
EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) — A line of storms that moved through Central Illinois Tuesday morning left behind significant damage in Effingham. Matt Kulesza, Assistant Chief of the Effingham Fire Department, said the storms came through town and were gone in just eight minutes. In its wake, the storms left behind damage to trailer homes in […]
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