Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Children, seniors and homeless people especially vulnerable to extreme heatAug 24, 2023 5:30 am - By midday Wednesday, DuPagePads Street Outreach Supervisor Alex Leone already had helped four homeless people out in the blistering heat to find air-conditioned accommod...
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Kaneland cancels classes due to heat worries for students, workers on school busesAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - Kaneland Unit District 302 canceled classes at all its schools Thursday because of the excessive heat. "The conditions for drivers and students on our school bus routes ...
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Air conditioning failure cancels classes at Buffalo Grove HighAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - Buffalo Grove High School canceled classes today after the school's air conditioning system failed. Administrators notified families students were being sent home becaus...
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Naperville's Lincoln Junior High has e-learning day because of air conditioning issuesAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - Lincoln Junior High School in Naperville had an e-learning day Thursday because of air conditioning issues in the school. Alex Mayster, executive director of communicati...
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'Neighbors helping neighbors': Work begins to repair yard damage from 2021 Naperville tornadoAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - Thanks to the persistence of tireless neighbors - and $1.5 million in grants - work has begun to replace dozens of Naperville yards severely damaged by the 2021 tornado ...
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Firefighters in Greece struggle to control wildfires, including the EU's largest blaze on recordAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - ATHENS, Greece - Firefighters struggled Thursday against strong winds and hot, dry conditions to tame multiple wildfires ravaging Greece, including one in the country's ...
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Beating the heat: Suburbanites' quirky, creative solutions for coping with soaring tempsAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - For years, "Frozen's" Elsa has been making mischief at the Ellsworth home. Every summer, the Disney queen "accidentally" freezes Lauren and Caitlin Ellsworth's playthin...
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A heat index record: It felt like 120 as Chicago area sees first 100-degree day since 2012Aug 24, 2023 1:00 am - It was officially the hottest day in 11 years for the Chicago area, and at one point it felt the hottest ever. The weather station at O'Hare International Airport record...
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How to stay cool as dangerous heat sets inAug 23, 2023 5:30 am - With sweltering heat levels bearing down on the region today and Thursday, public health agencies are offering tips to stay safe. An extreme heat warning is in effect fo...
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In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged barricades survivedAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - As flames tore through a West Maui neighborhood, car after car of fleeing residents headed for the only paved road out of town in a desperate race for safety. And car af...