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Beverly & Morgan Park Plumbing: Why Chicago’s Only Hill Has a Completely Different Drainage StoryBeverly & Morgan Park Plumbing: Why Chicago’s Only Hill Has a Completely Different Drainage Story

Chicago Sits on the Flat Bottom of an Ancient Lakebed — Except for One Place. Beverly and Morgan Park Sit on the Blue Island Ridge, the Highest Natural Point in the City at 672 Feet, Carved by a Glacier and Once a Literal Island in Ancient Lake Chicago. That Geology Changes the Entire Flooding Conversation […]