Articles filed under Severe Weather
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2 inmate deaths might be heat-relatedJul 27, 2012 5:31 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Preliminary autopsy results show at least one Pontiac prison inmate’s death this month was heat-related. Also Friday, Randolph County officials confirmed t...
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Palatine brush pickup starts MondayJul 27, 2012 11:36 am - Palatine Monday will begin a sweep of the village to collect any remaining brush resulting from this week’s storm. Loose brush must be out at the curb by 7 a.m. Crews wi...
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Drought hurting Illinois livestockJul 26, 2012 4:10 pm - TALLULA, Ill. — Livestock producers from across Illinois are reporting that they are suffering water shortages for their herds. Menard County livestock producer Cimeron ...
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It rained! So is the drought over? Not quiteJul 24, 2012 11:00 pm - Is it over? Have the recent rains ended this summer's drought, saved our plants, and spared the Midwest's corn crop? Here in the suburbs, Tuesday's storms helped bring m...
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Early-morning storm knocks out electricity, downs treesJul 24, 2012 9:43 am - A storm that rolled through the Tri-Cities area Tuesday morning left areas of Geneva and Batavia without power and several downed trees. An approximate five-square mile ...
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Drought a boon for Fox River pollution studyJul 22, 2012 11:00 pm - There's not much to be thankful for regarding the drought we're in, but members of the Fox River Study Group have found one advantage. The lack of rain has lowered the l...
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2,190 still without power; western suburbs hit hardestJul 18, 2012 11:00 pm - About 2,190 ComEd customers remained without power Thursday night in the Chicago area, with the majority in the western suburbs, following a strong thunderstorm that rol...
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Feeling hot, hot, hot? Hotter days may lie aheadJul 17, 2012 2:00 pm - Getting tired of 100-degree temperatures? Thus far, Chicago and the suburban area has seen four 100-degree days this summer, just three shy of breaking a record set in 1...
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What the drought has done to cornJul 14, 2012 8:00 am - The corn crop in northern Illinois is hurting during this drought, the worst seen in the area since 1988. And the heat waves aren’t helping. Robert Flider, the acting di...
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Storms lead to more than 150 flight cancellationsJul 13, 2012 10:41 pm - A strong line of thunderstorms that passed through the Chicago area Friday led to some 150 flights being canceled at O’Hare International Airport, officials said. Some a...