Articles filed under Weather
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Mount Prospect addressses Isabella area floodingAug 22, 2013 6:03 am - Mount Prospect is pumping an additional $10 million into flood control projects for the Isabella area just north of downtown. The Mount Prospect village board passed an ...
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Lake Zurich officials: Overall, June flood response was goodAug 21, 2013 10:30 am - Lake Zurich officials have identified areas where they succeeded and need improvement in a review of the handling of a June 26 flood that resulted after a heavy rain qui...
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Armstrong Park light fix waiting on stormwater projectAug 16, 2013 5:30 am - A lighting outage in Carol Stream's Armstrong Park can't be fixed because the break in the electrical line sits underneath a large mound that won't be moved until a long...
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Glen Ellyn OKs study of storm flooding fixAug 12, 2013 10:38 pm - A Glen Ellyn village consultant will be investigating ways to increase the rate at which stormwater leaves Lake Ellyn as one possible solution to reduce flooding in the ...
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Mt. Prospect OKs stormwater drainage workAug 09, 2013 3:59 pm - The Mount Prospect village board this week approved a contract for the Golfview Estates Drainage Project, part of its effort to address flooding. The Golfview Estates su...
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Heavy rains unleash deadly Midwest floodingAug 08, 2013 5:23 pm - ST. LOUIS — Torrential rains continued across the nation’s midsection on Thursday, causing flash flooding that killed a woman and a child, damaged homes and forced multi...
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Heritage Park flood control project end is in sightJul 23, 2013 4:00 pm - It’s the halfway mark for the Heritage Park flood control project, and the glass is half full, so to speak, for the Des Plaines River towns in northern Cook County that ...
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Warning expires as system moves through suburbsJul 22, 2013 10:52 pm - The National Weather Service let its severe thunderstorm warning for Kane and McHenry counties expire at 11:30 p.m. Rain that’s perhaps heavy in spots will be moving thr...
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Fox Waterway Agency uprooted by record stormJul 22, 2013 5:30 am - Residents and business owners still trying to repair structures damaged by the April floods take heart — the Fox Waterway Agency feels your pain. That's because the same...
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No power, downed trees remain after Friday’s stormJul 20, 2013 11:04 am - Thousands of homes and businesses remained without power Saturday in the Northwest suburbs, and ComEd officials said it could take until about 3 p.m. Sunday to return th...