Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Grayslake to purchase, preserve green space near downtown to avoid further flood damageSep 24, 2021 1:00 am - In an effort to avoid flooding near downtown, Grayslake leaders are working to purchase and preserve 18 acres of open space in the coming weeks. Village trustees took a ...
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Threat of gusty winds, thunderstorms this afternoonSep 07, 2021 1:00 am -
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More suburban firefighters deploying to Louisiana after Hurricane IdaSep 06, 2021 1:00 am - As one specialized team of Illinois firefighters headed home from hurricane-ravaged Louisiana on Monday, another group prepared for deployment. Forty-five members of the...
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Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, leaves electrical grid a shamblesAug 30, 2021 1:00 am - Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Rescuers set out in hundreds of boats and helicopters to reach people trapped by floodwaters and utility crews mobilized Monday after...
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Crews search for missing in Tennessee deluge that killed 22Aug 23, 2021 1:00 am - WAVERLY, Tenn. - Search crews worked through shattered homes and tangled debris on Monday, looking for about a dozen people still missing after record-breaking rain sent...
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Gurnee to offer special storm-related brush cleanup starting MondayAug 15, 2021 1:00 am - Gurnee Public Works crews will be out to collect and dispose of large branches downed during the recent storms starting Monday morning. Storms knocked out power for many...
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Loan deadline approaching for DuPage tornado victimsAug 15, 2021 1:00 am - Businesses, nonprofits, homeowners and renters affected by the tornado that swept through DuPage County this summer are encouraged to apply for physical damage disaster ...
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One more day of severe weather before mild weekendAug 12, 2021 1:00 am - Meteorologists at the National Weather Service's Chicago office are forecasting a final day of dangerously hot and humid air settling throughout the suburbs today, follo...
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Thunderstorms hit Kane, DuPage counties but fizzle as thousands still without powerAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - About 36,500 ComEd customers remained without power at 11 p.m. Wednesday after severe storms pushed through the suburbs Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, with a new l...
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'We've been tornado'd': Burlington pair describe hearing storm overhead, the damage afterwardAug 10, 2021 1:00 am - Greg Kmieciak was about to head back to his Burlington house Monday after waiting out a storm in Monroe Center when his wife, Laurie, called. He could tell something was...