Articles filed under Weather
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Entire state eligible for drought reliefAug 15, 2012 9:45 pm - WASHINGTON — The entire state of Illinois is now eligible for drought relief following the announcement of federal disaster designation for 14 more counties. The announc...
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Hoffman Estates outdoor concert tonight canceledAug 09, 2012 3:27 pm - Due to inclement weather, a Hoffman Estates outdoor concert scheduled tonight has been canceled. The Jin and Tonic Band was scheduled to perform at 7 p.m. at the Villag...
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Ernesto races across Mexico’s Yucatan PeninsulaAug 08, 2012 2:33 pm - CHETUMAL, Mexico — Tropical Storm Ernesto spun across Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula Wednesday, heading toward the country’s oil heartland after forcing the evacuation of th...
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Ernesto becomes hurricane, heads to MexicoAug 07, 2012 2:39 pm - CANCUN, Mexico — Tropical Storm Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane and headed toward landfall near Mexico’s border with Belize Tuesday, bringing the threat of powerfu...
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2 inmate deaths might be heat-relatedJul 27, 2012 5:31 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Preliminary autopsy results show at least one Pontiac prison inmate’s death this month was heat-related. Also Friday, Randolph County officials confirmed t...
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Palatine brush pickup starts MondayJul 27, 2012 11:36 am - Palatine Monday will begin a sweep of the village to collect any remaining brush resulting from this week’s storm. Loose brush must be out at the curb by 7 a.m. Crews wi...
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Report shows US drought rapidly intensifyingJul 26, 2012 6:32 pm - ST. LOUIS — The widest drought to grip the United States in decades is getting worse with no signs of abating, a new report warned Thursday, as state officials urged con...
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Drought hurting Illinois livestockJul 26, 2012 4:10 pm - TALLULA, Ill. — Livestock producers from across Illinois are reporting that they are suffering water shortages for their herds. Menard County livestock producer Cimeron ...
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It rained! So is the drought over? Not quiteJul 24, 2012 11:00 pm - Is it over? Have the recent rains ended this summer's drought, saved our plants, and spared the Midwest's corn crop? Here in the suburbs, Tuesday's storms helped bring m...
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Early-morning storm knocks out electricity, downs treesJul 24, 2012 9:43 am - A storm that rolled through the Tri-Cities area Tuesday morning left areas of Geneva and Batavia without power and several downed trees. An approximate five-square mile ...