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Storms in the west, high winds here: What Wednesday's looking like if you're traveling
Nov 27, 2019 2:26 PM - Prepare for a gusty Wednesday on the busiest travel day of the Thanksgiving week in the suburbs. Meanwhile, storms in the west are delaying some passengers heading in that direction. -
Tornado rips through Dallas; 1 dead in Arkansas amid storms
Oct 21, 2019 8:50 AM - Crews searched Monday through the rubble of homes and businesses torn apart by a tornado that ripped through the Dallas area the night before, and one person was killed by a falling tree in Arkansas as the storms moved to the northeast.
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Lightning strikes townhouse on north side of Arlington Heights
Sep 27, 2019 11:40 PM - A lightning strike caused $10,000 worth of damages to a townhouse on the north side of Arlington Heights after a strong line of thunderstorms moved through the area Friday, authorities said. -
Finding plants that can survive our weather extremes can be tricky
Sep 19, 2019 8:46 AM - In a year with record cold, heat waves, drought and record rain, finding hardy plants can be tricky. Both the Chicago Botanic Garden and the head of the National Laboratory for Agriculture and The Environment lost boxwoods to January's cold.
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Wauconda's Bangs Lake remains a no-wake zoneSep 17, 2019 5:00 PM - Wauconda's Bangs Lake remained a no-wake zone on Tuesday.
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Marriott Resort in Lincolnshire evacuating due to rising Des Plaines River
Sep 13, 2019 9:31 PM - Rising Des Plaines River levels have prompted the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort to evacuate as a precaution -- one of the responses to heavy rains that hit the Northern suburbs overnight. -
Tornado warning in Kane, Kendall and DeKalb countiesSep 12, 2019 4:42 PM - The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a tornado warning until 5 p.m. today for southern Kane County, northern Kendall County and southeastern DeKalb counties. According to the weather service, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Hinckley at 4:14 p.m. The storm was moving east at 15 mph.
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'We have nothing': How a West Chicago woman's relatives lost everything in Hurricane Dorian
Sep 11, 2019 11:47 AM - From her West Chicago home more than 1,000 miles away, Dee Grant watched helplessly as Hurricane Dorian barreled toward the northern Bahamas where she grew up -- and where many relatives still live. -
No tornadoes, but two great lightning pictures made during Wednesday storms
Sep 12, 2019 8:49 AM - The National Weather Service in Chicago issued a tornado warning that lasted until 7:45 p.m., but no tornadoes have been confirmed. -
Jordan pledges $1 million for hurricane relief in Bahamas
Sep 10, 2019 4:14 PM - Michael Jordan is pledging $1 million to organizations assisting with Hurricane Dorian relief efforts in the Bahamas. Jordan said in a statement Tuesday on Twitter through his spokeswoman Estee Portnoy that "my heart goes out to everyone who is suffering and to those who have lost loved ones."
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