Articles filed under Weather
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Fermi hosts annual seminar on severe weather, climate changeApr 05, 2014 1:01 am - Ideally, there would have been lightning and gale-force winds blowing over the particle accelerator at Fermilab Saturday, but sunny skies didn't deter hundreds of meteor...
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Strong storms, hail, flooding expected for IllinoisApr 02, 2014 1:01 am - The National Weather Service says tornadoes, strong winds and large hail could pound portions of southern and southwestern Illinois in the coming days. Forecasters say ...
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Monday weather provides preview of what's aheadMar 31, 2014 1:01 am - Warm temperatures were not expected to last beyond Monday, but we'll take what we can get. Springlike temperatures in the Fox Valley were not taken for granted, especial...
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Suburbs hit with flood insurance rate increasesMar 30, 2014 8:00 am - This story has been updated to reflect that Joliet is located near the Des Plaines River. Cheryl Brady has lived in her Wheeling home for the past 15 years, and tho...
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Group to talk floodingMar 30, 2014 1:01 am - The Lake County Board's planning, building and zoning committee will meet Tuesday to discuss a flood-relief plan for part of central Lake County. The region being eyed i...
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New turf fields open as Wheeling's Heritage Park project continuesMar 27, 2014 1:01 am - A two-year effort to renovate Heritage Park in Wheeling took a significant step toward completion this week when the Wheeling Park District opened the park's new athleti...
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Big climate report: Warming is big risk for peopleMar 24, 2014 1:01 am - If you think of climate change as a hazard for some far-off polar bears years from now, you're mistaken. That's the message from top climate scientists gathering in Japa...
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Ideal melt conditions allay flood fears in Lake CountyMar 22, 2014 8:00 am - No immediate threat of flooding, but Lake County's not off the hook
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Des Plaines gets funds to tear down homes in flood plainMar 22, 2014 1:01 am - Des Plaines will receive $2.7 million in federal funds to tear down 21 homes in the flood plain along the Des Plaines River and replace them with open space, the Federal...
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Officially, winter gives way to spring todayMar 20, 2014 5:15 am - When spring officially arrives at 11:57 a.m. today, we should roll out the red carpet, pop the champagne and throw a welcoming party. “Come, gentle Spring! Ethereal mil...