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Illinois appeals FEMA denial of disaster assistance from summer stormsNov 08, 2026 12:21 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker is appealing the Trump administration’s decision to deny Illinois’ request for federal disaster relief.
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Wet and warm Halloween forecast for Chicago trick-or-treatersOct 30, 2026 11:49 am - While Halloween temperatures can vary greatly in Chicago— from 84 degrees in 1950 to 25 in 2019 — experts say the area is likely to see higher temperatures overall in the future due to man-made climate change.
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Chicago facing last week of warm weather before temperature dropsOct 26, 2026 6:23 am - The week leading up to Halloween will likely be the last with highs in the 70s before weather patterns turn colder and stormier. On Sunday, O’Hare International Airport r...
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Heavy morning fog sets stage for warm, dry week aheadOct 20, 2026 11:39 am - Heavy fog blanketed the region Tuesday morning, leading to reports of near-zero visibility along some expressways and a dense fog advisory from the National Weather Service.
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Documents show state's disaster request met FEMA's thresholdOct 17, 2026 1:27 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker’s presidential disaster request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency met the agency’s dollar threshold for assistance. FEMA denied Illinois’ request for public and individual assistance after severe storms and flooding in August. Though the state met the threshold as a whole, some counties did not.
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High temperature Monday hits 87 degrees, surpassing record set in 2008Oct 12, 2026 10:01 am - Near-record, unseasonable warmth will persist in the Chicago area Monday and Tuesday, weather officials said, with daytime highs likely to reach the upper 80s both days.
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Isaias is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane as it nears the US Gulf CoastOct 09, 2026 7:04 am - Isaias was expected to strengthen into a major hurricane Friday as it headed toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, where final preparations were being made for potentially life-threatening storm surges and high winds.
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Hurricane Isaias is expected to get stronger on its way to Florida, Alabama and Mississippi coastsOct 08, 2026 6:47 am - Isaias surged toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday as the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, prompting mandatory evacuations, school closures and local government shutdowns in parts of Florida.
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Hurricane Polo could cause life-threatening flooding in Mexico’s Baja CaliforniaSep 28, 2026 8:07 am - Residents of Mexico’s Baja California boarded up homes and workers hauled dirt and rubble to shore up embankments as Hurricane Polo bore down on the peninsula Monday, threatening high winds, floods and mudslides. Meanwhile, Hurricane Nolo could still bring torrential rain to parts of Hawaii even as the storm edged away from the state.
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Polo off Mexican coast is among 'the strongest storms ever' as Odalys becomes a hurricaneSep 23, 2026 7:12 am - Polo has grown into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades and was expected to skirt Mexico’s southwestern coast as a major hurricane, while another Pacific system, Odalys, strengthened Wednesday from a tropical storm to a hurricane without threatening land.
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