Articles filed under Weather
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Hail and damaging wind possible tonight. Here's what you need to know.May 24, 2019 1:00 am -
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Constable: Environmentalists putting pedal, mettle toward climate changeMay 23, 2019 5:30 am - In 1979, as Environmental Protection Agency was beefing up the Clean Water and Clean Air acts, environmentally minded college student Mark Ailes, his friend Kay Richards...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Chicago Bulls, Flight 191 Crash, Rainbow Records, Ray Meyer, Slot Cars and moreMay 20, 2019 6:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald archived photos of the Chicago Bulls, the Flight 191 plane crash, DePaul Basketball Coach Ray Meyer, Rainbow Records and more in our latest Thro...
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Storm knocked out power, downed tree in DuPage CountyMay 17, 2019 1:00 am - Storms that combined high winds and hail downed trees and knocked out power early Friday morning in some portions of DuPage County. Officials said the hardest-hit area i...
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Cold, wet spring has farmers weeks behind schedule on plantingMay 16, 2019 5:31 am - Farmers in northern Illinois this spring have been akin to tensed runners waiting in the blocks for the starting gun. Usually by this date, they have finished or are nea...
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Storms, hail possible this evening. Here's what you need to know.May 16, 2019 1:00 am -
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Des Plaines, Fox rivers expected to recede throughout the weekMay 12, 2019 1:00 am - With the forecast clear of significant rain for now, water levels along the swollen Des Plaines and Fox rivers are expected to slowly recede throughout the week. Waterwa...
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Rain leaves suburbs soggy, rivers rising - could there be floods?May 09, 2019 1:00 am - Several days of rain likely gave some suburban residents unpleasant flashbacks to July 2017 when countless streets, buildings and even entire neighborhoods were inundate...
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Tornado Alley could be targeted next week. Here are 5 twister facts you might not know.May 09, 2019 1:00 am - Tornado season is in full swing across the Great Plains. More than 500 have touched down in 2019, slightly above average for this point in the year. And with more waves ...
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Flood advisory for Des Plaines, Fox rivers; rain lingers through ThursdayMay 07, 2019 11:00 pm - The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for people along the Fox and Des Plaines rivers in Cook, McHenry and Kane counties. The Des Plaines River in De...