Articles filed under Weather
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A year after tornado, 'little, bitty town' is pulling itself upApr 03, 2016 1:00 am - It wasn't long after a tornado destroyed Fairdale on April 9, 2015, that residents figured out that if they wanted to move back home, the community had to come up with i...
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High winds, snow squalls pelt areaApr 02, 2016 1:00 am - Electricity largely has been restored to a portion of northwest Batavia after high winds snapped utility poles and caused power outages along Western Avenue. Retailers a...
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Oakton installs WeatherBug weather stationMar 31, 2016 11:00 pm - Oakton Community College recently installed a WeatherBug weather station, camera and web-based educational software tools allowing students, meteorological teams across ...
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Suburbs could see hail, heavy thunderstorms todayMar 31, 2016 1:00 am - The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for the Chicago area that includes heavy thunderstorms, possible hail and strong winds Thursday after...
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How warm winter saved towns cold, hard cashMar 25, 2016 1:00 am - Despite its last-gasp spit of snow on Thursday, a mild El Nino winter largely played nice with public works budgets across the 'burbs. Less-than-normal snowfall meant mo...
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Rain-snow mix danger until 7 p.m.Mar 24, 2016 1:00 am - Rain that fell throughout the suburbs this morning turned to snow this afternoon as temperatures dropped into the mid-30s. The forecast calls for snow to start falli...
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Busse Woods dam flood control project in Elk Grove finally operationalMar 24, 2016 1:00 am - After eight years of planning, the new and improved Busse Woods dam in Elk Grove Village finally went operational this week, aimed at reducing flooding in the area. And ...
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Four suburban flood buyouts tied up in state budgetMar 21, 2016 5:45 am - While the flood buyouts in Des Plaines and downstate Alexander County involve the most money and homeowners in limbo because of pending contracts, other projects earmark...
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Budget crisis may leave suburban flood buyout families under waterMar 21, 2016 5:00 am - After living through four major floods over the past three decades, Jim Bataille is ready to move out of his Des Plaines home. The 78-year-old semiretired designer was p...
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Goodbye winter that wasn'tMar 20, 2016 7:00 am - Spring starts today, but winter wasn't all that bad