Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Suburbs to be bitterly cold again as we close in on recordFeb 10, 2014 12:00 am - The suburbs will be bitterly cold. Again. And we are getting close to setting a record. The National Weather Service says temperatures throughout the Chicago area will h...
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Grayslake's Prairie Crossing Charter School ends subzero recessJan 29, 2014 1:00 pm - Students at Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake no longer will have a shortened outdoor recess in subzero weather, under an amended policy. Executive Director G...
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Metra commuters share their dream tripJan 29, 2014 4:30 am - As the potential Powerball and Mega-Millions winnings climb higher and temperatures seem to get lower, we asked commuters at the Lisle Metra Station a simple question: “...
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“Two winters in one” means snow costs well over budget in BarringtonJan 28, 2014 1:59 pm - The abnormally brutal winter has forced the village of Barrington to spend more money on snow and ice removal already than it had planned for the whole season, and, as r...
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More suburban schools call off Tuesday classesJan 27, 2014 11:00 am - Some of the suburban school districts that took a wait-and-see approach on whether to cancel classes for a second day this week because of the dangerously cold weather h...
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Worst temperatures over; wind chill warning remainsJan 27, 2014 4:00 am - Unfortunately, this is one time meteorologists didn't get their predictions wrong. As expected, dangerously cold temperatures settled in Tuesday, as temperatures reache...
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Suburban schools begin announcing Monday, Tuesday closingsJan 26, 2014 1:47 pm - With another blast of dangerously cold weather expected to descend upon the region overnight, some suburban school districts already are announcing that they’ll be close...
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Wind chill warning in effect especially north through noonJan 22, 2014 9:00 pm - The National Weather Service's Chicago office issued a wind chill warning for some suburbs, especially west and north, overnight through late this morning, as well as a ...
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More cold coming, big snow in some placesJan 20, 2014 3:00 pm - Forecasters say Illinois is poised to see more frigid weather. And lake-effect snow will hit some of the Chicago area hard. National Weather Service forecasters in t...
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Frigid air settling in Dakotas, moving eastwardJan 20, 2014 1:26 pm - MILWAUKEE — Another band of arctic air began creeping into the northern U.S. on Monday, bringing a wave of frigid temperatures that could linger for most of the week acr...