More Than 2,000 Chicago Basements Flooded After ‘Unprecedented’ Rainf…

Mayor Brandon Johnson addresses the news media on Monday, July 3, 2023. (Mayor’s Office)

More than 2,000 Chicagoans called city officials to report their basements flooded as a result of Sunday’s “unprecedented” deluge, which dumped nearly 9 inches of rain on Chicago, officials said Monday.

Another 500 people called the city’s 311 system to report that streets were impassable because of water, said Rich Guidice, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s chief of staff.

The “full force” of government will respond to those who need help clearing out flooded basements, Johnson said.

Chicago’s West Side bore the brunt of the fury of the storm that also caused widespread flash flooding and delayed NASCAR’s Chicago road race through the streets of downtown, with at least 8.12 inches of rain falling in Garfield Park between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. By comparison, 3.35 inches of rain fell at O’Hare International Airport, on the city’s Far Northwest Side.

The last time Chicago saw…