In Cicero, Illinois, Town of Cicero President Larry Dominick (center) met with former Water Reclamation Commissioner, now State Senator Martin Sandoval (right) and Michael A. Alvarez – a current Metropolitan Water Reclamation Commissioner- to discuss how to avoid costly flooding to the residents of Cicero. In the past, thousands of homes in the area took in water and Cicero was one of dozens of communities flooded throughout Cook and DuPage counties. Governor Pat Quinn declared Cook, DuPage and then other storm-ravaged counties in Illinois, disaster areas.