Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Homes, businesses await service, cleanup goes onAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Chain saws ripped into tall trees sprawled over streets, cars and homes. Pumps pulled dark water from dank basements. Traffic signals surged again to life. But repair...
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It's just a mess along the FoxAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Penny Gebhardt battled a rising Fox River on Friday the only way she could -- with three able-bodied grandkids and a sump pump that was working overtime. "Obviously, it'...
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Wade, watch, worry as Des Plaines River risesAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - As she stares out into the water surrounding her Des Plaines summer cottage, Pat Green makes a decision. "Everything I own is in there," the 74-year-old Chicago woman sa...
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Mount Prospect deals with storm aftermathAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Some of Mount Prospect's first streets -- Elm, Maple, Pine -- were named after trees. But one day after Thursday's severe storm, Mount Prospect residents had little need...
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Take heart, flood of 1987 was much worseAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Current flooding in Chicago's suburbs is undeniably bad -- but we've been through worse. Rising waters are prompting comparisons to notorious floods from two decades ago...
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Fox Valley's folk festival falls victim to floodingAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Fox River flooding has silenced the annual Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival. Festival organizers canceled the Labor Day weekend event Friday morning. "We'...
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What do you save first when the storm hits?Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Medicine, golf clubs, collector trains and ferrets. Suburban homeowners grabbed these and other valuables as rain struck, electricity failed and flooding loomed late th...
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Cleaning up after a floodAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Local health department authorities offer the following tips on keeping you and your family safe, as well as how to clean up your home: •Never eat anything that's touche...
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Flooding in Tri-Cities: 'This is a disaster'Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Rob Metzger - "This came up so fast" (Audio MP3) The water came fast to the residents of Grove Avenue in Valley View. First it was up to their ankles. Then their kne...
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Fox River residents clean up as river keeps risingAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - West Dundee homeowner talking about what it was like when the microburst hit his home (MP3 Audio) The Fox River continued to rise Friday as area residents were still...