Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Power outages create demand on merchantsAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - After storms cut power, uprooted trees and flooded streets, some local businesses Friday found gold at the end of the rainbow. But it was a frustrating way to earn a li...
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Raindrops slow, but don't stop, outdoor work or playAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - When you work outside, you just make do -- no matter what the weather is. If you mow lawns for a living, you tighten your grip on the mower and walk through the rain dro...
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DuPage government buildings blacked outAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Power outages caused by Thursday night's thunderstorms today shut down the DuPage County government center, including the health department and courthouse. Officials sai...
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Punishing storm socks suburbsAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - There was no confirmed tornado Thursday afternoon, but the storm that blasted through the Northwest suburbs felt like a hurricane. As residents emerged from t...
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Update: 4 counties declared disaster areasAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Emergency state resources are now available to suburbs in Cook, Lake, Kane and McHenry counties to help repair damage caused by mass flooding and violent storms that pum...
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Governor declares 4-county disaster areaAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich today declared Cook, Lake, Kane and McHenry counties to be state disaster areas. The governor toured the floodwaters of the Des Plaines Riv...
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ComEd bringing in outside help for storm aidAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Repair crews are crossing the country from Philadelphia, Texas, Tennessee and Kentucky to help restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of suburban homes and busines...
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Fox Valley, suburbs battered by stormsAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - An already drenched Fox Valley got another soaking Thursday afternoon -- and there's more in store for this weekend. With many homes already flooded from earlier rains, ...
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Lake County chairman declares state of emergencyAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Lake County Board Chairwoman Suzi Schmidt has declared Lake County is in a state of emergency and disaster. By itself, the declaration has no real impact. But it paves t...
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Storms force Opening night football cancellationsAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The severe storms that have rattled the suburbs over the past few days have also wreaked havoc on the opening night of high school football throughout the Daily Herald a...