Articles filed under Weather
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Flood assessment teams pour through DuPage neighborhoodsApr 29, 2013 6:54 pm - The floodwater that once surrounded Diane Lyons’ Lisle house and forced her sister to flee by boat is long gone. But Lyons on Monday still was dealing with the damage ca...
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Has Des Plaines River flood prevention stalled?Apr 27, 2013 11:00 pm - Only 1 of 6 projects from 1980s finished
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Lisle flood victims get help at church shelterApr 27, 2013 11:00 pm - Victor and Ashley Atalla say their only asset is their cars. Trouble is, their cars were parked at the foot of the ski hill in Lisle's Four Lakes complex when floodwater...
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Mt. Prospect considers loan fund for homeowner sewersApr 25, 2013 2:41 pm - In the wake of powerful 2011 storms that flooded dozens of Mount Prospect homes, the village devoted a portion of its quarter-cent home rule sales tax to fund public imp...
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Spending cuts may deep-six crucial flood gaugesApr 25, 2013 2:00 pm - WASHINGTON — More than 100 crucial gauges that warn of imminent flooding or lack of needed water will be shut down starting next month as part of the federal government'...
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Flood clean up starts in Fox Lake with distribution of cleanup kitsApr 25, 2013 11:44 am - Some stressed and tired Fox Lake residents wearing knee-high rubber boots and old clothes trudged to Lakefront Park early Friday to pick up something they’ll need to hel...
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Des Plaines officials urge residents to stay off riverApr 25, 2013 11:00 am - Des Plaines officials are urging residents to stay off the Des Plaines River, even though water levels reported by the National Weather Service dropped to flood stage 7....
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More Des Plaines roads open todayApr 25, 2013 10:40 am - More Des Plaines streets are open today since standing floodwater has dried up in several areas. As of Thursday morning, the water level of Des Plaines River near Des Pl...
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No decision yet on federal funding for DuPage cleanupApr 25, 2013 5:15 am - Communities throughout DuPage County will have to wait a little longer to find out if they're going to be reimbursed by the federal government for costs related to last ...
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Government entities compiling flood-related costsApr 25, 2013 5:15 am - Initial indications Wednesday were that flood expenses incurred by municipalities and other governments in Lake County could meet the threshold for possible federal reim...