Illinois Emergency Management Agency Director Alicia Tate-Nadeau, right, joins FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance Teams knocking on doors in Cicero on Aug. 20, 2023. Homes in the area were damaged by flooding in July. “By going door-to-door we are ensuring that we are actually hitting each individual home. Our job is to help the survivors that are out there,” Tate-Nadeau said. (Emmanuel Camarillo/Sun-Times)
About a foot of water rushed into Rafael Servin and Antonia Cortes’ home in Cicero during severe rainstorms last month.
The couple said contractors estimated that it would cost about $15,000 to repair the damage to the floors, doors and walls in their basement. Many of their appliances were also rendered useless.
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