DuPage County
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Suburban groups work to help homeless survive dangerous coldJan 07, 2014 4:30 am - For most of us, the extreme cold is a discomfort. For the homeless, it can be deadly. So in recent days, groups that aim to provide shelter and services to homeless peop...
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Dawn Patrol: Metra expects delays again; Teamwork during tough weatherJan 07, 2014 4:00 am - Metra commuters should expect delays again Frigid temperatures and ice caused accidents, frozen switches, equipment failures and unexpected messups on numerous rout...
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Images: Daily Herald prep photos of the weekJan 07, 2014 12:00 am - ...
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Suburbs get through deep freeze with ingenuity, patienceJan 06, 2014 3:36 pm - Few things other than extreme weather test humanity’s ingenuity and patience equally. Besides the cold, Monday’s arctic blast brought challenges, triumphs and even some ...
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Summit focuses on making DuPage a ‘Cool County’Jan 06, 2014 12:47 pm - The DuPage Green Government Council and The Conservation Foundation will play host to the 2014 DuPage Energy Summit, “Making DuPage a ‘Cool County: A Plan for Energy and...
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Keep pets inside; watch for 'hidden dangers' in snowJan 06, 2014 10:00 am - Sometimes the best winter safety tips can be the easiest for both people and pets. “Stay indoors,” was the refrain for people throughout a day of subzero temperatures M...
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YMCA closes 30 facilities because of coldJan 06, 2014 9:04 am - All YMCA programs and offices that don’t deal with housing will be closed through 1 p.m. Tuesday because of the cold weather, agency officials announced. That amounts to...
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Dangerously cold temperatures hit the suburbsJan 06, 2014 4:37 am - The second half of a brutal one-two punch of winter weather has arrived as dangerously cold conditions that experts describe as “life-threatening” grip the suburbs. Temp...
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Addison figure skater's Olympic hopes hinge on weekend performancesJan 06, 2014 4:30 am - For the past 14 years, 21-year-old Alexa Scimeca has clung to a grueling training schedule to achieve her dream of representing her country in the Winter Olympics. The A...
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DuPage responding to record number of heroin deathsJan 06, 2014 4:15 am - Nick Gore has seen enough friends die from abusing heroin to know it's “an absolute miracle” he survived his own addiction to the drug. “I should not be having this conv...