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Des Plaines library to stay closed through MondayDec 23, 2022 12:00 am - The Des Plaines Public Library will be closed through Monday because of the extremely cold weather and the holiday, officials announced. The library, at 1501 Ellinwood S...
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How to check on road conditions statewideDec 21, 2022 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Transportation is urging the public to check GettingAroundIllinois.com for road conditions and 24/7 travel information before heading out. Th...
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Overnight warming center open in AuroraDec 20, 2022 12:00 am - The city of Aurora will give people in need a safe place to stay warm during the coming week. Starting Tuesday, Dec. 20, the Aurora Transportation Center, 233 N. Broadwa...
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South cleans up from tornadoes as blizzards advance northDec 15, 2022 12:00 am - KEITHVILLE, La. - Communities from Texas to Florida commenced assisting survivors and cleaning up Thursday after tornadoes left scattered destruction and at least three ...
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Tornadoes wrecking homes around South fueled by record highsNov 30, 2022 12:00 am - WETUMPKA, Ala. (AP) - Tornadoes damaged numerous homes, destroyed a fire station, briefly trapped people in a grocery store and ripped the roof off an apartment complex ...
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Tropical Storm Nicole forces evacuations in Bahamas, FloridaNov 09, 2022 12:00 am - MIAMI - Tropical Storm Nicole forced people from their homes in the Bahamas and threatened to grow into a rare November hurricane in Florida on Wednesday, shutting down ...
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Displaced dogs, cats arrive at DuPage AirportOct 09, 2022 1:00 am - More dogs and cats from Florida and Puerto Rico have made their way to the Chicago area. The 100 animals touched down Sunday morning at DuPage Airport in West Chicago. T...
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Ian lashes South Carolina as Florida surveys devastationSep 30, 2022 1:00 am - CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A revived Hurricane Ian made landfall on coastal South Carolina on Friday, threatening the historic city of Charleston with severe flooding after...
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People trapped, 2.7M without power as Ian drenches FloridaSep 29, 2022 1:00 am - PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (AP) - Hurricane Ian destroyed a cross-section of Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, forcing patients from nursing homes and hospitals, cutting...
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'We're very resilient,' say suburbanites in Florida who avoided the worst of hurricane's impactSep 29, 2022 1:00 am - Some suburban Chicago residents who are visiting or retired in Florida hunkered down Wednesday to wait out Hurricane Ian, but so far they have avoided the worst of the d...