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The stormwater diversion tunnel runs 150 feet below Foster Avenue.
Check out images of the storm water diversion tunnel in progress.
Don't add to the water flooding the city's storm sewers: take shorter showers and flush less frequently.
The Albany Park Storm Water Diversion Tunnel is still a year from being operational.
The barriers are in place to secure the site of upcoming tunnel drilling.
The river rose dramatically due to weekend rains, prompting the city to issue a flood alert.
The proposal met with skepticism from residents, who've experienced three 100-year floods in 10 years.
Aimed at alleviating flooding on the North Side, the tunnel now won't be ready until 2018.
Reps from the city's emergency management department will meet with the public to talk flood control.
The river's level rose more than two feet Monday afternoon, but maxed out under flood stage.
Final funding has been secured for the tunnel, intended to prevent severe flooding in Albany Park.
The property will increase "passive space" at Eugene Field, the Park District said.
The money will pay for the tunnel's design work. Construction is expected to begin late this year.
Between melting snow and ice and falling rain, all eyes are on the flood-prone Chicago River.
As the year comes to a close, a look back at a few of the stories that had people talking in 2013.
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