Few Chicago residents buy flood insurance, but should they?

Source Chicago Sun-Times
Original Load Date May 17, 2026, 7:01 a.m.
Last Updated May 17, 2026, 7:01 a.m.
Original URL https://chicago.suntimes.com/environment/2026/05/17/chicago-basement-flooding-insurance-state-farm-fema-cook-county-soaked

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* SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][22] * [ Facebook ][23] * [ Bluesky ][24] * [ Email ][25] * [ Reddit ][26] * [ Flipboard ][27] Less than 1% of Cook County residents have flood insurance. Intense storms, fueled in part by climate change, are expected to get wor...