Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Editorial: Wood Dale's slow response to our FOIA request on tent collapseAug 15, 2015 2:00 pm - We're told that the City of Wood Dale has an inclement weather evacuation plan that's designed to help protect people from the kinds of powerful storms that swept throug...
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Storm with strong winds heading south through suburbsAug 14, 2015 1:00 am - The National Weather Service is warning of strong thunderstorms and winds heading through McHenry and Lake counties and heading toward Cook and DuPage counties. The late...
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Severe thunderstorm warning for DuPage CountyAug 10, 2015 1:00 am - The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for central DuPage County until 4:15 p.m. Wind gust up to 60 mph and quarter-size hail are possible...
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Cooperative clean up effort continues in WildwoodAug 05, 2015 1:00 am - The weather was nice, but the buzz and clank of saws and heavy equipment meant there still was no calm nearly three days after a tornado hit the unincorporated Wildwood ...
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Central Lake County bouncing back after tornadoAug 04, 2015 1:00 am - It was just Sunday night when Tony Karlatiras heard what he said sounded like a war zone outside his venerable restaurant near Grayslake, with debris flying and his buil...
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Images: See the tornado damage in Lake CountyAug 03, 2015 10:00 am - Several streets remained closed Monday morning in Grayslake after a large Sunday night storm, including an EF-1 tornado, left a trail of damage across the village. High ...
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Damaged buildings, fallen trees, inconvenience remain after Lake County tornadoAug 03, 2015 1:00 am - Fallen trees, damaged buildings and a lot of bad memories were Monday's remnants of the overnight EF-1 tornado that chewed a nasty, narrow path across central Lake Count...
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Two homes hit by lightning in HinsdaleAug 03, 2015 1:00 am - Lightning strikes damaged two homes in Hinsdale as severe storms roared through the area Sunday night, authorities said Monday. No injuries were reported. Firefighters s...
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Wood Dale probing fatal Prairie Fest accidentAug 03, 2015 1:00 am - Wood Dale authorities say they are investigating whether a tent that collapsed Sunday, killing one and injuring more than a dozen others at the city's Prairie Fest celeb...
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Rosemont dome repairs could take monthsAug 03, 2015 1:00 am - It might be months before repairs are made to Rosemont's indoor softball dome, which collapsed in Sunday's heavy winds, authorities said Monday. Village officials belie...