Articles filed under Weather
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Storms damage your property? Kane County wants to hear from youJul 07, 2026 3:11 pm - If last week’s storms damaged your property, Kane County officials want to know about it.
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Suburban festivals halted, fireworks shows canceled amid rainstormsJul 03, 2026 12:53 pm - Festival grounds across the suburbs were cleared out Friday afternoon and a number of fireworks shows canceled as thunderstorms wreaked havoc at the start of the July 4 weekend.
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Extreme heat bears down as America 250 celebrations ramp up. Trump heads to Mount RushmoreJul 03, 2026 10:11 am - Festivities commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence ramped up across the United States on Friday as demonstrations of national pride — and hints of political polarization — were balanced with efforts to stay safe as much of the country baked under extreme heat.
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IDOT warns of buckling pavement amid heat waveJul 01, 2026 1:12 pm - Amid a heat wave expected to keep high temperatures in the mid 90s through at least Thursday, the Illinois Department of Transportation is warning drivers to be on the lo...
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Pritzker issues disaster proclamation for storm-ravaged counties, including CookJun 30, 2026 5:13 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker issued a disaster declaration in response to severe weather in several counties this spring. Counties include Kankakee, McLean, Stephenson, Winnebago, Coles, Cook, Effingham, Jefferson, LaSalle, Warren and Woodford.
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Extreme Heat Warning now in effect for area through ThursdayJun 30, 2026 1:15 pm - An Extreme Heat Warning is in effect for the Chicago area through Thursday night as hot, humid air is expected to linger longer than initially forecast.
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Heat advisory in place for area through WednesdayJun 29, 2026 8:41 am - A heat advisory is in place for the Chicago area through Wednesday as dangerous heat and humidity levels will push daytime heat indexes into the triple digits.
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Europe’s record heat has overwhelmed Paris mortuaries and left families in distressJun 29, 2026 8:28 am - Every few minutes, the mortuary owner's phone rings. Since a record-smashing heat wave started taking lives and storage space for bodies in Paris and beyond, the funeral directors and mourning families calling him mostly have the same question: Do you have room for one more?
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France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat breaks European recordsJun 28, 2026 3:19 pm - BERLIN (AP) — France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as the h...
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Residents on notice as fast-moving fire in Utah, the largest in the US, blackens more forestlandJun 27, 2026 3:15 pm - MARYSVALE, Utah (AP) — The largest fire in the United States is marching through deep canyons and over steep mountainsides, blackening an already parched landscape in Uta...