Measure proposed by House members from the flood-battered Midwest,would establish a fund to support loans for resilience projects.

Even though flood water has fallen to levels that make some bridges and channel roads passable in the tiny island town of Kaskaskia, Ill., local officials still don't have a good idea of how much damage more than three months of being submerged has done.

Officials from Midwest cities and towns are finally getting a chance to reevaluate flood control after flood waters have begun to recede, some for the first time this year.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot cut the ribbon as Skender opened its southwest side modular manufacturing facility on the southside.

Flooding has plagued Midwest towns and cities along the Mississippi River for most of the year, and only now are officials in some towns considering ways to mitigate future flood events.

Fiat Chrysler said May 21 that construction will begin immediately on a new, $1.6 billion assembly plant for Jeep Grand Cherokees, a new Jeep SUV and hybrid cars on Detroit's east side.

As record flooding continues across the Midwest, the region’s mayors and the Army Corps of Engineers are looking for solutions to mitigate future floods.

The Mississippi River has been above flood stage in the Midwest for 39 straight days, a record. The high water has kept river projects from completion or even getting started in some cases.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was hit hard by flooding in 2008, but new greenspaces and protection helped mitigate recent events

Combination of historic cold, rain and snow unleashed a torrent that overwhelmed dams, bridges and reservoirs