Articles filed under Weather
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Nicor outages continue after storms; electricity expected back upJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Fallout from tumultuous storms and a tornado continued Tuesday for households without electricity or gas service in the Naperville and Woodridge area. More than 170 Nico...
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Recovery begins in Naperville neighborhood ravaged by tornadoJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Tree limbs and branches, broken fencing, pieces of siding and debris were piled high along the curbs Tuesday in a Naperville subdivision ravaged by a tornado two days ea...
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'The only thing that really matters': How a Naperville couple shielded their son from the stormJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Leandro and Fernanda Saez didn't have time to make it into the basement before the tornado ripped through their Naperville neighborhood Sunday night. They ran into their...
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Editorial: When disaster strikes, the fortunate step upJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - The scariest thing about a tornado is its unpredictability. In one house, five kids are huddled in the basement - untouched. Next door, a couple sleeps blissfully unawar...
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Post-tornado: An American flag then and nowJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Woodridge resident Mark Kasper says he's a "wave-the-American-flag-365" kind of guy. So when he returned Monday to fully assess the tornado damage to his house, Kasper ...
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Tornado cleanup expected to stretch for weeksJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Municipal leaders in suburbs slammed by the tornado late Sunday say it likely will take weeks to clear debris from the neighborhoods hit the hardest. For now, roving cre...
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Skeleton Key Brewery ravaged in Woodridge, but a special memento survived the tornadoJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Skeleton Key Brewery & Taproom in Woodridge was one of the few nonresidential buildings to take a direct hit from the tornado Sunday. Opened in 2016, Skeleton Key was j...
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By the numbers: The fury of the tornado in Naperville, WoodridgeJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - The magnitude of the tornado that raked across Naperville and Woodridge Sunday will leave lasting scars. Putting the damage into perspective, the National Weather Servic...
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Images: Tornado causes heavy damage in Naperville and WoodridgeJun 21, 2021 10:00 am - A tornado ripped through Naperville and Woodridge late Sunday night and early Monday morning causing heavy damage. ...
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'The house was legit shaking': Woodridge's Timbers Edge neighborhood hit hard by tornadoJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - Hafsa Mahmood remembered childhood lessons about severe weather from school but never expected it would have to be put to practice. "My husband looked out the window and...