Articles filed under Weather
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5 potential problems to watch out for during the thawFeb 13, 2018 12:00 am - Ice dams in your gutters? Snow in your attic? Flooding? Giant, slushy puddles that freeze into treacherous slick patches on driveways and sidewalks? Yes, yes, yes and ye...
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Southwest cancels flights over shortage of de-icing fluidFeb 11, 2018 12:00 am - Southwest Airlines canceled hundreds of flights at Midway International Airport on Sunday because of a shortage of fluid used to de-ice planes. Citing severe winter weat...
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One more snow, then a break from shovelingFeb 10, 2018 12:00 am - Breathe deep. The interval workout of intermittent shoveling is soon to come to an end. The suburbs are in for another 2 to 5 inches of snow Saturday night into Sunday....
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Dawn Patrol: Winter storm warning ends at noon todayFeb 09, 2018 4:00 am - What's expected to be the heaviest snowfall this winter season caused flights to be canceled and many suburban school districts to close. National Weather Service meteor...
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Images: Winter storm blankets the suburbsFeb 09, 2018 12:00 am - A winter snowstorm left the suburbs covered with 8 to 10 inches of snow. See how suburbanites are dealing with the biggest snowfall of the season. ...
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Comeback underway at flood-damaged schools in Round Lake areaFeb 09, 2018 12:00 am - Last summer's historic flooding destroyed the libraries at two Round Lake Area Unit District 116 elementary schools, but both are making comebacks. Tuesday, Ellis Elemen...
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Snowfall estimates from around the suburbsFeb 09, 2018 12:00 am - While the winter storm wasn't nearly as dire as predicted, there was still some significant snowfall in different parts of the suburbs. The map below includes estimates ...
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One fatality in suburbs linked to snowfallFeb 09, 2018 12:00 am - Snow came down steadily Thursday night and throughout Friday, but it didn't lead to the wintry nightmare many folks in the Chicago area feared. The amount of snow that c...
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National Weather Service upgrades watch to winter storm warningFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - A winter storm is predicted to dump up to a foot of snow on the suburbs the next two days. National Weather Service meteorologists have issued a winter storm warning in...
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Schools, businesses announce closings for FridayFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - A number of suburban schools, day care centers, senior centers and other businesses are not opening Friday morning, the Emergency Closing Center is reporting. For exampl...