Filament Theatre In Portage Park Still Drying Out From Last Week’s Flooding

Source block-club-chicago
Original Load Date Aug. 7, 2026, 9 a.m.
Last Updated Aug. 7, 2026, 9 a.m.
Original URL https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/08/07/filament-theatre-in-portage-park-still-drying-out-from-last-weeks-flooding/

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PORTAGE PARK — Fans whirred as Julia Stemper filled her arms with a stack of damp curtains Thursday afternoon. More than a week after the basement of the Filament Theatre, 4041 N Milwaukee Ave., flooded during a [ deluge of severe storms ][78] , the longtime children’s theater is still sopping up w...