Articles filed under Weather
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Sardine crash may be hurting brown pelicansNov 28, 2013 1:36 pm - GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Scientists and conservation groups are worried the crash in West Coast sardines that has triggered deep cutbacks in commercial fishing is also starvi...
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Illinois tornado survivor searches for missing cardsNov 28, 2013 4:55 am - ST. LOUIS — Annmarie Klein knows she’s blessed to have survived the tornado that leveled her family’s central Illinois home, and she understands most of the things they ...
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Officials to Illinoisans: Prepare for coldNov 28, 2013 4:55 am - With temperatures plummeting, authorities are reminding Illinoisans to take precautions against biting cold. Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications...
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Despite tragedy, Washington residents finding reasons to give thanksNov 28, 2013 4:30 am - Watching him as he stood amid the rubble that used to be his neighborhood in downstate Washington over the weekend, it was hard to imagine that Ben Alexander would have ...
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Thome, Sox join forces for tornado reliefNov 27, 2013 9:00 am - Jim Thome, along with his wife Andrea and the Thome family, has committed $100,000 to help in the tornado relief efforts in central Illinois, where Thome was raised. The...
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Damaged church still a beacon for the communityNov 27, 2013 4:30 am - WASHINGTON, Ill. — Churchgoers file in on this Sunday morning like any other, greeting their neighbors and chatting about the events of the past week. But instead of a c...
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Suburban volunteers bring help, smiles to Washington, Ill.Nov 27, 2013 4:15 am - WASHINGTON, Ill. — As Annette Lemke drove into tornado-ravaged Washington on Sunday, the Lake Zurich woman had just one thought. “Oh my God, this is just terrible,” she ...
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Snow causes slick roads, visibility problemsNov 25, 2013 6:05 am - Snow flurries fell across the suburbs Monday afternoon, snarling midday traffic but resolving before the rush hour push, officials said. Most of the area saw about a ha...
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Wintry storm threatens Thanksgiving travelsNov 24, 2013 8:19 pm - A large storm already blamed for at least eight deaths in the West slogged through Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and other parts of the Southwest on Sunday, leading to hun...
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Editorial: The abundant love after the stormNov 24, 2013 4:00 am - We were reminded a week ago about the power of nature. For the most part, the suburbs were spared the worst violence of last Sunday’s storms. But in a way, those of us l...