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Storm damage pickup in LibertyvilleJul 10, 2020 2:21 PM - Collection of storm damage in Libertyville will begin at 7 a.m. Monday
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Cooling centers closed: How Aurora, other communities are providing heat relief amid COVID-19
Jul 8, 2020 6:38 AM - The coronavirus poses an unusual challenge during this week's heat wave, as most of the traditional cooling centers in the suburbs remain shut down. But some governments and agencies are working on ways to help people in need. -
Downed power lines start fire that engulfs SUV in Arlington HeightsJun 9, 2020 9:15 PM - Storms that blew through the area on Tuesday night turned an SUV parked in a residential driveway in Arlington Heights into an inferno.
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Major flooding along Des Plaines, DuPage, Fox rivers
May 18, 2020 6:49 PM - Residents across the suburbs spent Monday bailing out basements and navigating around impassable roads after a wet weekend overwhelmed local waterways and challenged flood prevention systems. But aside from a chance of rain early Tuesday, the National Weather Service's forecast calls for a warmer and much drier week ahead. -
Flash flood warning in effect through morning
May 14, 2020 8:45 PM - The U.S. National Weather Service office in Chicago has issued a flash flood watch in effect through Friday morning. The flash flood watch includes Cook, DuPage and Kane counties as multiple rounds of thunderstorms are expected overnight. -
At least 6 dead as storms hit Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana
Apr 23, 2020 2:19 PM - Severe weather blew through the South on Thursday after killing at least seven people in Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana, including a worker at a factory hit by an apparent tornado, a man whose car was blown off the road and a man who went outside to grab a trash can and was swept away in a flood.
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Fairdale 5 years later: Residents share how town has rebuilt after devastating tornado in 2015
Apr 9, 2020 3:58 PM - Clem Schultz said his wife, Geraldine Schultz, is still with him every day, even though she lost her life in the tornado that devastated the unincorporated town of Fairdale in north DeKalb County five years ago.
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Floodwaters recede in LincolnshireMar 30, 2020 2:18 PM - Last week's heavy rains resulted in some minor flooding along the Des Plaines River in Lincolnshire over the weekend.
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National Weather Service: Tornado Watch for Kane, 32 Illinois countiesMar 28, 2020 9:34 PM - The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for Kane and 32 other Illinois counties Saturday night.
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Large hail, tornadoes possible with storms this evening
Mar 28, 2020 9:21 AM - Thunderstorms with the potential to produce large hail and tornadoes could hit the suburbs this afternoon and evening, the National Weather Service is forecasting.
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