Articles filed under Weather
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U-46 shut down for second dayFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 will close its 56 buildings for a second day Thursday to allow maintenance and road crews more time to clean up. Although the snow has st...
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What to do if you abandoned your vehicle on the roadFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Snow removal crews and emergency personnel reported motorists leaving their vehicles behind during the snowstorm, abandoning them on the side — or sometimes in the middl...
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Streets are clear, now crews are trying to unblock drivewaysFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - The streets in Rolling Meadows are pretty much down to wet pavement by Wednesday afternoon, and public works crews are going back to unplug driveways, said Mayor Ken Nel...
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Snowmobile patrol in Island LakeFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - In Island Lake, police officers went out with public works snowplow crews to help stranded motorists. They found a few and brought them back to village hall, where food ...
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Nuance changes but not key theme of storm coverageFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - These are the times for stories we'll always remember. They are the “where were you when” stories that we tell our children and grandchildren 20 or 30 years from now whe...
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Elk Grove Village digs out: About 100 cars stranded on Busse RoadFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Mayor Craig Johnson was in a good mood by midafternoon Wednesday, despite Elk Grove Village’s very long night during Tuesday’s storm. The village’s snow removal was slow...
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Up and down the Fox Valley, stories of the stormFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Those reporters and photographers who could find their cars Wednesday morning and get out on the road did just that — and looked for stories of how you survived the stor...
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Route 45 ‘a killer’Feb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - John Shields can attest to how bad the roads were Tuesday night in Lake County. Shields was delivering pizzas for Bill’s Pizza in Mundelein, and made his last stop at 9 ...
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40 stranded on Carol Stream roadFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Roughly 40 people had to be rescued from their vehicles stuck in the snow Tuesday night and Wednesday morning on Gary Avenue in Carol Stream, authorities said. Police Ch...
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17,000 without power in the suburbsFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - More than 17,000 suburban homes and businesses were without power as of 8 a.m. Tuesday, ComEd spokesman Tony Hernandez said. The city of Chicago is where the bulk of the...