Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Bus problems keeping District 54 schools closed FridayJan 31, 2019 12:00 am - While most suburban students are returning to class Friday after a two-day break caused by extreme cold Wednesday and Thursday, Schaumburg Township Elementary District 5...
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Palatine releases revised garbage and recycling collection planJan 31, 2019 12:00 am - Palatine officials say Groot has indicated another change in trash collection plans for the village in response to the frigid weather. Village officials say the latest p...
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Impending thaw could create dreaded roof ice damsJan 31, 2019 12:00 am - Just because your house survived the prolonged arctic temperatures this week doesn't mean you're out of the woods. The looming thaw expected to result from a weekend ent...
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Images: The Polar Vortex dives into the suburbsJan 30, 2019 8:00 am - See images of the double-digit subzero weather as the polar vortex takes over the suburbs ...
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'I don't rough it anymore': Winter tips from survivors of Chicago area's coldest dayJan 30, 2019 4:25 am - Scott Perz knows exactly where he was on the coldest day ever recorded in the Chicago area. Outside at a ski jumping competition, of course. It was Jan. 20, 1985, and i...
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What is that noise? It could be a boom from a 'frost quake.'Jan 30, 2019 12:00 am -
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'I wanted the flight to be canceled': Travelers arrive at O'Hare from warmer climesJan 30, 2019 12:00 am - As bad as dealing with the dangerous cold has been for suburbanites, the slide down the thermometer has at least been a gradual one. But for travelers arriving Wednesda...
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Cold Wednesday morning? This morning could be even colderJan 30, 2019 12:00 am - Wednesday morning was bad. This morning could be worse. Temperatures dropped to minus 23 Wednesday morning, and they could hit minus 27 early this morning with fierce w...
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Constable: Remember January 1982? Winter gripes drift to fond memoriesJan 29, 2019 4:33 am - We'll gripe about #PolarVortex2019, but we'll proudly tout our past horror stories, like the Januarys of 1982, 1985 ... @BurtConstable If Chicago winters were on tr...
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Colder weather means fewer trains for Metra ridersJan 29, 2019 12:00 am - Metra commuters who venture out Thursday will travel on a modified schedule with fewer trains in an effort to reduce equipment and mechanical problems caused by a punish...