Articles filed under Severe Weather
-
Relief as river begins to recedeOct 31, 2021 6:38 pm - With the shores of the Des Plaines River halfway down his driveway, all Tom Hooper can do is wait. The back half of his property in the flood-prone Big Bend Drive neighb...
-
'We can't keep living like this'Oct 31, 2021 6:30 pm - As mosquitoes buzz around him, Bob LeMay dips a 7-gallon jug into his neighbor's pool and watches it fill with greenish water. He lugs the heavy container back home and...
-
Weathering the storm, enduring its aftermathOct 31, 2021 6:28 pm - The mail gets through Phil Koerner pulled on boots, grabbed his satchel and waded down one of Des Plaines' most water-logged streets. The four dozen homes along Big Bend...
-
Mount Prospect deals with storm aftermathOct 31, 2021 6:25 pm - Some of Mount Prospect's first streets -- Elm, Maple, Pine -- were named after trees. But one day after Thursday's severe storm, Mount Prospect residents had little need...
-
Wade, watch, worry as Des Plaines River risesOct 31, 2021 6:23 pm - As she stares out into the water surrounding her Des Plaines summer cottage, Pat Green makes a decision. "Everything I own is in there," the 74-year-old Chicago woman sa...
-
Legislators angry Blagojevich visits day after cutsOct 31, 2021 6:23 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Suburban lawmakers were stunned Friday to find Gov. Rod Blagojevich touring area flooding and promising to do all he could to help, given that just 24 hou...
-
A flood of volunteers help hold waters backOct 31, 2021 6:21 pm - As water in the Chain O' Lakes continues to rise ominously, officials say it would be easier to predict the next few days if they actually knew how much water is coming ...
-
Renovated Clark Island under waterOct 31, 2021 6:21 pm - A flagpole, bridges and the baseball diamond's pitching mound were just about the only parts of Batavia's Clark Island Recreation Area above water on Friday. "We're wait...
-
Sirens are designed to be heard outsideOct 31, 2021 6:25 pm - No one looks forward to hearing the piercing warning. It lasts three to five minutes and blasts from speakers strategically placed in towns throughout the state. Once th...
-
The skinny on how to stay safe after losing power, being floodedOct 31, 2021 6:23 pm - When your neighborhood floods and/or your power goes out, it's enough that you're inconvenienced -- you don't want to be injured or killed on top of it. ComEd, Nicor Ga...