Articles filed under Weather
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Wind, heat, dry land fueling large blazes in WestAug 15, 2015 1:00 am - Winds in the West are helping stoke wildfires sweeping across the Northern Rocky Mountains, Pacific Northwest and elsewhere, posing problems for firefighters trying to c...
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Gurnee open space project replacing flooding school nearly doneAug 14, 2015 1:00 am - There's still work to be done on a gazebo and portions of a trail, but a new open space area replacing the flood-prone Gurnee Grade School property is nearly finished. ...
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Storm with strong winds heading south through suburbsAug 14, 2015 1:00 am - The National Weather Service is warning of strong thunderstorms and winds heading through McHenry and Lake counties and heading toward Cook and DuPage counties. The late...
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Rosemont sledding hill to return, but at half the heightAug 13, 2015 1:00 am - Rosemont's Polar Peak snow hill is returning this winter, albeit at half the height. The hill will again be constructed of shipping containers and truss systems at the v...
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Constable: Gross gum wall an attraction any suburb could set up for freeAug 11, 2015 5:00 am - The last time my wife and I spent a week's vacation in Seattle two decades ago, we had a great time, with wonderful hikes, fantastic meals, interesting music and a surpr...
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Severe thunderstorm warning for DuPage CountyAug 10, 2015 1:00 am - The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for central DuPage County until 4:15 p.m. Wind gust up to 60 mph and quarter-size hail are possible...
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Des Plaines to remove 2,500 cubic yards of illegal fillAug 07, 2015 1:00 am - Des Plaines has hired a contractor to remove some 2,500 cubic yards of illegal fill from a private industrial site on the north side of town. The city won a judgment in ...
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Cooperative clean up effort continues in WildwoodAug 05, 2015 1:00 am - The weather was nice, but the buzz and clank of saws and heavy equipment meant there still was no calm nearly three days after a tornado hit the unincorporated Wildwood ...
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Central Lake County bouncing back after tornadoAug 04, 2015 1:00 am - It was just Sunday night when Tony Karlatiras heard what he said sounded like a war zone outside his venerable restaurant near Grayslake, with debris flying and his buil...
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Images: See the tornado damage in Lake CountyAug 03, 2015 10:00 am - Several streets remained closed Monday morning in Grayslake after a large Sunday night storm, including an EF-1 tornado, left a trail of damage across the village. High ...