broken water main in chicago il

Who Is Responsible for Damage Caused by a Water Main Break?

A water main breaks. It could be the city’s aging infrastructure or botched maintenance. A geyser floods your driveway, leaves pot holes in the yard and floods the basement. Somebody has to take care of the mess. Who is responsible for damage caused by a water main break? We don’t fix broken city water mains, […]

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Helping the Victims of Hurricane Harvey and Irma

As reports of Hurricane Harvey’s devastation began to pour in, we knew we had to respond. Second in size only to Katrina back in 2005, this massive storm drenched Houston with a record 50 inches of rain in just a few days. It stalled out over the region, caused unprecedented flooding and then laid down […]

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School Fire Safety: 10 Tips for the New Semester

If you’re a school director, you’re responsible for the safety of students and staff. That includes making sure everyone understands school fire safety and knows how to react in case of an emergency. We know you have solid plans in place, but when was the last time you reviewed prevention and evacuation procedures? It’s always […]

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How to Board up a Window Right Now in 7 Quick Steps

A broken window is an invitation to trouble. It can’t keep out the weather, and it’s an easy target for vandals. Whether you manage residential or commercial property, or are a homeowner, this kind of damage can quickly cost more than the price of repair. You take care of so many things with your DIY […]

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Natural Disasters by State Map: Is Your Area at Risk?

We don’t think of severe storms as natural disasters until sewers back up and basements flood. Tornadoes send everybody ducking for cover in a few, fast minutes, and then we spend days digging out from the damage. Here locally, we see our share of Mother Nature at her scariest, but how do we compare to […]

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What Kind of Damage Do Blizzards Cause to Homes?

The first snow of the season catches everybody off guard. We keep up with weather reports, take all the right precautions and get ready to dig in. Somehow, we’re always amazed at how severe our winter storms can be. As the city’s leading storm cleanup contractors, we stay busy this time of year helping property owners recover […]

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15 Tornado Safety Tips (People Often Forget About Tip #4)

You can count on our spring and summer seasons here in northwest Illinois to always deliver severe weather. This past June, we saw the destruction left behind after four tornadoes hit our area in just one night. Meteorologists are predicting that we’ll see an increase in the number of these dangerous weather events. Last year, the National […]

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