Articles filed under Severe Weather
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What comes with the thaw: Pipe damage? Floods? Certainly potholesFeb 01, 2019 4:20 am - Rising temperatures through Monday's unseasonably warm forecast of 49 degrees will undoubtedly be a physical relief to suburban residents who've suffered through this we...
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Images: A frigid Thursday in the suburbsJan 31, 2019 8:00 am - See images of people dealing with another day of double-digit subzero weather as the polar vortex impacts the suburbs ...
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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...