Experts say homeowners should consider proven tips to reduce their flood risk as Chicago's retention reservoirs approach capacity and more rain is forecast later this week. “We need to be prepared for [flooding] all the time, maybe a little more prepared now because we have less room for heavy rain,” says Scott Lincoln, senior service hydrologist at the Chicago branch of the National Weather Service. Some parts of the Chicago area have seen 8 inches of rain since the beginning of July, nearly a