Articles filed under Winter Weather
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Leaves just starting to turn, but Santa getting preppedOct 02, 2014 5:30 am - Having just bought presents for his young niece and newborn nephew, Raymond Krassel strides toward the parking lot of Oakbrook Center when he answers the call for help. ...
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Elk Grove Village buys salt for winterSep 26, 2014 1:01 am - Elk Grove Village has purchased $446,983 worth of salt in preparation for winter. The village board this week inked a $228,743 contract for the delivery of 4,030 tons of...
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Wheeling matching volunteer snow shovelers with people needing winter helpSep 24, 2014 1:01 am - The Wheeling board of trustees on Monday decided to move forward with a plan to help area seniors and disabled residents with snow removal this winter. Shari Matthews H...
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Forecasters: This winter won't be as bad as last yearSep 22, 2014 5:00 am - While summer ended nearly spot-on as far as average temperature goes, it probably didn't seem that way because of a soggy atmosphere and overcast skies that frequently l...
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Cool weather expected today through the weekendSep 11, 2014 1:00 am - Meteorologists say people will wake up to unseasonably cool weather in the Chicago suburbs this morning, and that high temperatures could break a cold weather record est...
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Elk Grove stockpiling 6,250 tons of salt for winterAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - Elk Grove Village is planning to stockpile 6,260 tons of salt in anticipation of winter, officials said. The village plans to renew a contract next month for 3,360 tons ...
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Defendants pared from $13 million St. Charles roof collapse lawsuitAug 28, 2014 1:01 am - Six subcontractors named in a $13 million lawsuit over a 2011 green roof collapse in St. Charles could be dismissed from litigation if a Kane County judge rules next mon...
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Meadows Christian Fellowship plans to make it snow before showing filmJul 29, 2014 1:01 am - Snow is not much fun in February, but more welcome in August. Meadows Christian Fellowship will stage real "blizzards" Friday evening, Aug. 1, before the showing of its...
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Communities scramble to find road saltJul 28, 2014 1:01 am - Nearly 200 Illinois communities are scrambling to find road salt after last winter's record low temperatures and snowfall depleted supplies, according to local leaders a...
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Harsh winter damages historic Black Hawk statueJun 11, 2014 1:01 am - OREGON, Ill. - The brutal winter was rough on the more than century-old Black Hawk statue in northern Illinois. Frank Rausa, who is leading the effort to repair the hist...