Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Lisa Madigan warns of repair scams by ‘storm chasers’Nov 20, 2013 6:32 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is urging residents with damaged homes and businesses to be wary of scam artists looking to profit from Sunday’s sev...
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While Washington cleans up, team prepares for gameNov 20, 2013 6:31 am - NORMAL — The home where Colton Marshall and his family lived is gone. The 18-year-old’s house was one of 1,000 that a tornado damaged or destroyed Sunday in the central ...
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After twisters, damaged communities come togetherNov 19, 2013 6:17 am - WASHINGTON, Ill. — Aaron Montgomery’s house was not damaged by the tornado that roared through this central Illinois community. But when the twister knocked out power ac...
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Durbin addresses Senate colleagues about tornadoesNov 19, 2013 6:17 am - SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Senator Dick Durbin addressed his colleagues in Congress on Monday about helping Illinois recover from severe weekend storms. Durbin, a Springfield De...
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Hunting programs at facility on hold after stormNov 19, 2013 6:17 am - WILMINGTON, Ill. — State officials have put hunting programs at a northeastern Illinois facility on hold after Sunday’s severe storms caused damage. In a news release, ...
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Governor Quinn adds another 6 counties to disaster areaNov 19, 2013 5:16 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is adding another six counties to the state’s disaster declaration after strong weekend storms blew across the region. The move was...
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Power of Illinois tornadoes comes into focusNov 19, 2013 5:15 am - The power of the tornadoes that tore across Illinois on Sunday was coming into clearer focus as weather experts reported at least 11 twisters touched down in the state t...
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Check from Washington, Ill., flies 150 miles to Arlington HeightsNov 19, 2013 4:00 am - When Lou Blanc went to pick up his newspaper outside his Arlington Heights home Monday morning, he noticed a small, folded slip of paper nearby. He opened it up and fou...
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Images: Aerial views of the Washington, IL tornado damageNov 18, 2013 1:17 pm - ...
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Forecasters say twister had winds of up to 190 mphNov 18, 2013 9:10 am - LINCOLN — National Weather Service says a tornado that struck the central Illinois community of Washington had winds between 170 and 190 miles per hour. The meteorologis...