Cook County
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Shallow roots may be culprit in uprooted treesOct 31, 2021 6:25 pm - For someone with a huge oak tree resting on her roof and deck, Debbie Williams was relatively unfazed. "We're counting our blessings," the Medinah resident said Friday....
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11 months later, tollway fines comingOct 31, 2021 6:25 pm - After nearly a year, the tollway finally started sending out violation notices to toll cheats Thursday en masse. The notices will include all violations that have been r...
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What do you save first when the storm hits?Oct 31, 2021 6:26 pm - Medicine, golf clubs, collector trains and ferrets. Suburban homeowners grabbed these and other valuables as rain struck, electricity failed and flooding loomed late th...
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Power outages create demand on merchantsOct 31, 2021 6:24 pm - After storms cut power, uprooted trees and flooded streets, some local businesses Friday found gold at the end of the rainbow. But it was a frustrating way to earn a li...
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They're not idols, but they're still greatOct 31, 2021 6:23 pm - Ben Brown - "Come Fly With Me" (Audio MP3) Mundelein's Ben Brown hoped his rendition of "Try a Little Tenderness" could win the hearts of "American Idol" judges at a...
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Four counties declared state disaster areasOct 31, 2021 6:21 pm - Using the rising floodwaters of the Chain O' Lakes as a backdrop, Gov. Rod Blagojevich declared Cook, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties state disaster areas Friday. The st...
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River levels and rainfallOct 31, 2021 6:20 pm - ...
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Minutemen out, but protests going onOct 31, 2021 6:25 pm - The Illinois Minuteman Project isn't coming to McHenry County today, but protesters for and against the group still are. The two sides of the illegal immigration debate ...
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Navigating ins, outs of flood insuranceOct 31, 2021 6:19 pm - Standing in front of a waterline in your basement, flood damage may seem like an insurmountable problem. But Federal Emergency Management Agency officials say those who ...
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Governor declares 4-county disaster areaOct 31, 2021 6:14 pm - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich today declared Cook, Lake, Kane and McHenry counties to be state disaster areas. The governor toured the floodwaters of the Des Plaines Riv...