Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Weathering the storm, enduring its aftermathAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The mail gets through Phil Koerner pulled on boots, grabbed his satchel and waded down one of Des Plaines' most water-logged streets. The four dozen homes along Big Bend...
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Four counties declared state disaster areasAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Using the rising floodwaters of the Chain O' Lakes as a backdrop, Gov. Rod Blagojevich declared Cook, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties state disaster areas Friday. The st...
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The skinny on how to stay safe after losing power, being floodedAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - When your neighborhood floods and/or your power goes out, it's enough that you're inconvenienced -- you don't want to be injured or killed on top of it. ComEd, Nicor Ga...
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Mess left after storms rake DuPage CountyAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Friday morning in DuPage County looked like a picky logging company had come through, snapping select trees and leaving a trail of scattered foliage as it hightailed out...
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Shallow roots may be culprit in uprooted treesAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - For someone with a huge oak tree resting on her roof and deck, Debbie Williams was relatively unfazed. "We're counting our blessings," the Medinah resident said Friday....
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Mom shelters bus full of kids from stormAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - For Sarah Traxler, it just came naturally. The mother of three had an ear to the phone and an eye on the weather Thursday when she caught the unusual sight of a school ...
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Legislators angry Blagojevich visits day after cutsAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Suburban lawmakers were stunned Friday to find Gov. Rod Blagojevich touring area flooding and promising to do all he could to help, given that just 24 hou...
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Rain recedes but waters climb and power still outAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - An estimated 118,000 homes are still without electricity today as crews worked to restore power to the storm-ravaged suburbs. The bulk of the outages continue to be in t...
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Injuries at juvenile jail raise questionsAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Lake County officials said Friday they will examine the emergency evacuation procedures at the local juvenile detention center after some prisoners and staff members suf...
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A silver lining in the wake of unrelenting storm woesAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Storms mean the kids' game got canceled, the putting greens are too slow, the koi pond spilled onto the patio, the cable is out, curse that lousy sump pump, the basement...