ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – “Every time it rains, everybody’s worried,” said longtime Keith Creek resident, Dennis Rich.
That’s the reality for many people living in Rockford’s Keith Creek neighborhood, where flooding has been an ongoing issue for decades.
Neighbors say in 2007, 2008 and 2024, their community experienced some of the worst floods. Former president Joe Biden even declared the area as federal disaster zone.
“We have had some bad years there,” said Rich…