Articles filed under Weather
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Lake County flooding expected to cause traffic delaysJul 17, 2017 1:00 am - Daily Herald staff report Commuters can expect major delays Monday morning in Lake County as several roads remain closed due to widespread flooding. Many east-west roads...
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What Gurnee man built to protect his house from floodingJul 17, 2017 1:00 am - Rising floodwaters have forced residents like Leonardo Gavrincea to get creative in trying to protect their houses. Gavrincea constructed a water-stopping system outside...
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What really is the crest? Flooding terminology made easyJul 17, 2017 1:00 am - Flooding can be confusing. With terms like "river crest," "datum points," and "CFS" being thrown around, figuring out how high the water will rise in your crawl space a...
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Some Fox River Valley towns anticipating less flood damage than 2013Jul 17, 2017 1:00 am - Towns along the Fox River in Kane County breathed a collective sigh of relief Monday afternoon as the river inched closer to cresting at 12.4 feet — 2.9 feet above flood...
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Algonquin homeowner on flood: 'After a while, you just know what to do'Jul 17, 2017 1:00 am - For the past week, Curt Wittrock has watched floodwater gradually creep past the riverbank and inch closer to his Algonquin house along the Fox River. By Monday, his ent...
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Routes 120, 173 fully reopened in Lake CountyJul 17, 2017 1:00 am - Routes 120 and 173 in Lake County are fully reopened after being closed in stretches since last week due to flooding, county transportation officials announced Monday ev...
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Lake County urges residents to report flood damage onlineJul 17, 2017 1:00 am - Lake County authorities are urging home and business owners affected by flooding to fill out an online report to document their damages. The reports will help the county...
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Oakton Community College remains closed because of floodingJul 16, 2017 1:00 am - Oakton Community College's Des Plaines campus will remain closed for classes and all other activities Monday because of flooding from the nearby Des Plaines River, colle...
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Flooding focus turns to the Fox RiverJul 16, 2017 1:00 am - Beneath Fox Lake's massive blue water tower Sunday afternoon, volunteers shoveled sand from a hill piled near the village's public works facility. Beneath the hill, an a...
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Governor declares Cook County a disaster areaJul 16, 2017 1:00 am - Cook County is joining Kane, Lake and McHenry counties as state disaster areas due to widespread flooding, Gov. Bruce Rauner announced Sunday after touring flood damage ...