Water in your Tinley Park home? Here's what to do right now.

Tell us what happened and what got wet, and we’ll go from there.

Start here

First: keep clear of wet outlets, close the main shutoff for a pipe leak, and photograph the damage before you move it. The full list is on our water damage page.

Where water showed up in Tinley Park this year

Late on July 3, video showed yards and roads flooding in Tinley Park, and the report noted basement flooding in the area. More water stood on 171st Street near 94th Avenue on July 27.

Start with July 3. A flash flood report at 10:55 PM CDT, about 1 mile east of Tinley Park, reads: Flooding of yards and roads in Tinley Park. Public report of basement flooding in the area.

When a storm floods yards late at night, you may not see the basement until morning. If your Tinley Park home took water on July 3, photos and readings are still worth getting.

Preliminary National Weather Service reports (NWS Local Storm Reports): NWS storm report

Your Tinley Park home and where water goes

In Tinley Park, the typical house dates to 1987. 17% were built before 1970, 44% in 1990 or later, and 55% are detached single-family homes, with 87% owner-occupied (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates: Census Reporter).

Tinley Park spans Cook and Will counties, and its newer western neighborhoods differ from the older eastern ones. Where you live in the village changes where water tends to show up.

Drying out a Tinley Park home, step by step

Our Tinley Park work follows one path: trace the water, remove what can’t be properly dried, dry the structure and prove it with readings, then leave it ready for repairs. Every reading and photo goes into your file. See how the process works.

The EPA advises drying water-damaged areas and items within 24–48 hours to prevent mold growth, so we measure rather than guess. (Source: EPA) More in drying and moisture readings.