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Northeast slowly recovering from blizzard Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Emergency crews and residents struggled to clear roadways and sidewalks from a storm that rampaged through the Northeast, dumping up to 3 feet of snow and bringing howling winds that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands.
Images: “Nemo” Blizzard hammers East Coast Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
The 2013 "Nemo" blizzard hammers the East Coast, dumping inches of snow in the double digits, causing power outages and grounding thousands of flights across Northeast. 38 inches of snow has been reported in Milford, Connecticut with 2 feet measured in other states.
A state-by-state look at the Northeast blizzard Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Blizzard’s power outage peak: 640,000 out Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Flights resume at NYC airports after snowstorm Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Northeast storm disrupts schedule for sports teams Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
How airlines prepare for big storms: Cancel early Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Even before the snowstorm hit the Northeast, airlines were already canceling flights. It’s a strategy that has served airlines well in recent years: Cancel flights early and keep planes and crews — and passengers — away from snowed-in airports. The idea is to avoid having crews and planes stuck in one area of the country. Airlines also face fines for leaving passengers stuck on a plane for more than three hours.
Shovels, skis or a wedding: tales from a snowstorm Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
While many on the East Coast had cleaning up to do after the storm, mostly, people soldiered on, planning cocktail hours after clearing waist-high snow, cross-country skiing down narrow streets and even braving 4-inch stiletto heels to stay chic during New York Fashion Week.
New Yorkers tell of hours stranded on snowy roads Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Stranded for hours on a snow-covered road, Priscilla Arena prayed, took out a sheet of loose-leaf paper and wrote what she thought might be her last words to her husband and children. She told her 9½-year-old daughter, Sophia, she was “picture-perfect beautiful.” And she advised her 5½-year-old son, John: “Remember all the things that mommy taught you."
Mass. boy dies of carbon monoxide in running car Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Storm disrupts flights from O’Hare to east coast Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
The snow has stopped falling in the Chicago area, but flights at O'Hare International Airport continue to be canceled due to a winter storm pounding the east coast. Nearly 250 flights have been canceled at O'Hare this morning as the storm that dumped up to 10-inches overnight in Lake County heads to the east coast.
Up to 6 inches of snow overnight Sunday, Monday morning Feb 3, 2013 12:00 AM
A winter storm moving into the Chicago area could create a messy commute Monday morning, officials are predicting. Between 2 and 6 inches of snow is expected to fall overnight Sunday and early Monday with snow showers lingering throughout the day, according to the National Weather Service.
No snow is big savings for suburbsFeb 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Say what you want about the winter of 2012-13, but your town is saving a pile of money. With no major snowstorms, overtime for public works personnel has been nearly nonexistent and salt usage is way down. Naperville, Arlington Heights, Palatine, Vernon Hills -- all are saving. “They prepare for the worst and hope for the best,” Mark Fowler said about suburbs.
30-plus vehicle pileup injures at least 10 in Indiana Jan 31, 2013 12:00 AM
A more than 30-vehicle pileup on a snowy Indiana interstate left at least 10 people injured Thursday, including at least one critically, and shut down a heavily traveled highway for most of the evening, authorities said. Most of the injuries in the afternoon pileup along Interstate 70 were minor, but one victim's condition was "very critical," Indiana State Police Sgt. Rich Myers said.
Winter whiplash? Weather goes to extremes Jan 30, 2013 12:00 AM
Residents in the Chicago area have been whiplashed by recent weather extremes. Workers strolled through downtown without coats Tuesday as temperatures soared into the mid-60s. But the deep freeze has set in this morning.
Rain could have been worse; today will beJan 29, 2013 12:00 AM
Tuesday started with record-breaking temperatures and ended with less rain than expected in advance of the cold front that will send us back to normal January weather today. Temperatures reached 60 degrees at O'Hare International Airport at 6:50 a.m., and peaked at 63 degrees at 1:27 p.m., making it the warmest Jan. 29 in history. "We've got a lot of reports of between one and 1½ inches," a meterologist said Tuesday night.
Ice turns to thunderstorm as temperatures rise Jan 27, 2013 12:00 AM
A Sunday afternoon of sleet and freezing rain turned to a January thunderstorm as temperatures around the Chicago area continued to warm up Sunday night and Monday morning. Illinois State Police said Monday morning there had been no serious injuries from any of the more than a dozen accidents they had responded to Sunday night.
Rain, ice predicted for Sunday Jan 26, 2013 12:00 AM
Hazardous weather, including freezing rain and ice accumulation, is in the Chicago-area forecast for Sunday.
Cold weather isn't going anywhere for now Jan 22, 2013 12:00 AM
Area residents are bundling up against brutally cold temperatures that are expected to last for several days. The National Weather Service says it'll get no warmer than 10 degrees in Chicago on Tuesday before falling to single digits at night. Temperatures should climb into the 20s on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Cold may be cause for several suburban deaths Jan 22, 2013 12:00 AM
Several suburban deaths, including a man who died in his unheated home, are being investigated to determine if the extreme cold weather is to blame. Investigators at the Cook County Medical Examiner's office say the Des Plaines man's death is one of seven related to the cold spell that has frozen the area for the past two days.