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CBS 2 Vault: The repair efforts and aftermath of the 1992 Chicago Flood

In this special from April 17, 1992, with Bill Kurtis, Jay Levine examines construction crews’ efforts to seal the hole at the bottom of the Chicago River that caused the great Chicago Flood. Meanwhile, the late Mike Parker reports on the bureaucratic bungling that led to the flood.
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