Articles filed under Weather
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Learn about floodproofing at Oct. 19 expo in LibertyvilleOct 03, 2017 1:00 am - The Lake County Stormwater Management Commission is hosting a Floodproofing Expo and Workshop for homeowners and property owners from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, at t...
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How to protect your trees and plants from heat, drought damageSep 29, 2017 1:00 am - With late-September heat and lack of rain, our weather patterns have not been playing nice with the trees and plants that traditionally make fall a colorful time to be i...
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Libertyville imposes 60-day moratorium on some building projectsSep 27, 2017 1:00 am - Permits for building projects that increase the amount of impervious surface in Libertyville are on hold for 60 days to give village officials more time to determine how...
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Land swap meant to help flood-prone Barrington neighborhoodSep 26, 2017 1:00 am - Barrington village government and the park district have agreed on a land swap meant to help a flood-prone neighborhood. Village officials have agreed to transfer owners...
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Hot enough for you? It's breaking recordsSep 22, 2017 1:00 am - We're in the midst of an uncommon heat wave that feels like mid-July and is breaking records along the way. Friday ushered in the first day of fall, but it was more memo...
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Huntley grad recounts her work as reporter in Hurricane HarveySep 21, 2017 1:00 am - Being in the right place at the right time to break the next big story is every journalist's dream. The biggest story of Meagan Flynn's journalistic career soon turned i...
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Libertyville residents with flooding asked to fill out questionnaireSep 20, 2017 1:00 am - Libertyville residents with flooding issues are asked to complete a voluntary questionnaire. Responses assist the village in an engineering study to determine potential ...
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Hurricane Maria lashes Puerto Rico; strongest storm to hit island in 80 yearsSep 20, 2017 1:00 am - SAN JUAN, - Hurricane Maria roared ashore on Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the strongest storm to strike the island in more than 80 years while panicked residents fled to ...
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Hurricane Maria poses extremely dangerous threat to Virgin Islands, Puerto RicoSep 19, 2017 1:00 am - The wicked 2017 hurricane season is set to deliver its next two punishing blows from Hurricanes Maria and Jose. In both the Caribbean and along the Atlantic coast of the...
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Suburbanites with family in Hurricane Maria's path describe 'hopelessness'Sep 19, 2017 1:00 am - As a boy growing up in Puerto Rico, state Rep. Fred Crespo of Hoffman Estates heard stories from his grandparents of how the San Felipe Segundo hurricane devastated the ...