The Valentine's Day water main break not only flooded neighborhood streets in Skokie — it also totaled cars and required emergency calls to the plumber. The rush of water also erased priceless memories, like a wedding dress that one local family had stored in a box since the 1980s.

After a water main break caused flooding and ice, Skokie and Evanston issued boil orders, closed streets and schools went to e-learning.