A family from Columbia recently moved into a garden apartment in Cicero thanks to donations and hard work. But they lost everything when floodwaters reached nearly 2 feet, destroying all their belongings.
Patricia Medina wipes away sweat as she cleans her flood-damaged apartment along the 1900 block of South 51st Court on Monday, July 3, 2023, in Cicero. Looking on is 7-year-old Mariajose Pama Serna . The family had recently moved into a garden apartment in town thanks to donations and hard work, said Mariajose’s mother, Alejandra Serna.
The worst of the flooding occurred on the west and southwest sides of Chicago and in the near west and southwest suburbs, weather officials said. On Monday, residents of the hardest-hit areas struggled to restore their homes to livable conditions as local officials pledged support. Stacks of ruined furniture including mattresses and couches plus some appliances were lined up outside dozens of homes in the alleyways in Cicero on Monday morning. In the stack, a pink bed frame stood out.
Mazon worries about the repairs her home will need: new drywall, flooring, kitchen cabinets, appliances and a water heater. Most of the people who live in basement apartments in the area are working class, immigrant families who most likely don’t have renter’s insurance, costing them hundreds of dollars to resettle, said Yessenia Bahena, a lifelong Cicero resident and a property manager of a building in the same block where Mazon lives.
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