Feds award Illinois $8.6 million climate resiliency grant to alleviate flooding on I-290, near Maywood

The U.S. Department of Transportation is giving more than $8.6 million in federal grants to its Illinois counterpart to help stop flooding on I-290 and in Maywood as part of a climate resilience program, the agency Thursday. It was one of 80 projects in 37 states to get part of the $830 million dedicated to the new program, which is dedicated to strengthening transportation systems across the country against extreme weather events intensified by climate change, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Transportation. “Extreme weather, made...