Articles filed under Weather
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Why improperly thawing frozen pipes can be dangerousJan 03, 2018 12:00 am - Got frozen pipes due to subzero temperatures and minus-30 wind chills? Put down that blow torch and step away from the plumbing. Suburban residents tempted to thaw out f...
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Wind chill advisory for much of IllinoisJan 02, 2018 12:00 am - The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill warning or advisory for northern and central Illinois and southern Wisconsin until noon Tuesday. The weather service...
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Images: Frigid weather Tuesday provides beauty as well as the challenge to stay warmJan 02, 2018 12:00 am - See images of cold weather in the suburbs of Chicago on Tuesday. A lingering cold snap kept temperatures in the single digits. ...
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Frigid temps usher in new year in the suburbsDec 31, 2017 12:00 am - Bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills will usher in the new year in the suburbs and continue throughout the week, the National Weather Service forecast shows. Tempe...
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Trump tweets U.S. could use some 'Global Warming' as temperatures plungeDec 29, 2017 12:00 am - In the years before moving to the White House, Donald Trump used Twitter to call climate change "nonsense" peddled by "con artists" and "created by and for the Chinese."...
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Images: #TBT Gallery looks back at winter of 1983-84Dec 28, 2017 12:00 am - The winter of 1983-84 was one for the record books with cold temperatures, wind chills and snowfall. The normal average seasonal winter temperature in the Chicago area i...
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Wind chill advisory in effect for suburbsDec 27, 2017 12:00 am - Th> National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory for the suburbs until 11 a.m. If you go outside, be sure to wear multiple layers and limit exposed skin. ...
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Helping hand: Mundelein residents return to apartments after July floodDec 22, 2017 10:00 pm - Lyudmyla Yatskovska's possessions were in white kitchen bags and assorted boxes, the Christmas tree was nowhere to be found, and protective plastic still covered section...
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Arlington Heights program matches residents with teen snow shovelersDec 22, 2017 12:00 am - Arlington Heights residents over 60 or those with a disability who need their snow shoveled this season - and teens who want to help - can sign up for the village's annu...
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Whipping winds, broken clamp topple Naperville holiday treeDec 14, 2017 12:00 am - High winds on Wednesday combined with a broken clamp to topple Naperville's holiday tree outside the municipal center. The Norway spruce donated by public works employee...