Articles filed under Weather
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Wheeling likely to begin charging stormwater fees in JanuaryAug 26, 2015 1:00 am - Stormwater management has been an issue for the Wheeling for many, many years says Wheeling Director of Finance Michael Mondschain, and taxpayers soon could start paying...
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Farmers' Almanac predicts another nasty winter for NortheastAug 23, 2015 1:00 am - LEWISTON, Maine - It's not what Bostonians want to hear: The Farmer's Almanac says another rough winter is in your stars. A year after Boston was pummeled with the snowi...
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Boaters mapping Pacific garbage arrive in San FranciscoAug 23, 2015 1:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Scientists and volunteers who have spent the last month gathering data on how much plastic garbage is floating in the Pacific Ocean returned to San Franc...
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Two weak tornadoes confirmed in Naperville, Downers GroveAug 22, 2015 1:00 am - The National Weather Service has confirmed two tornadoes briefly touched in DuPage County earlier this week, including one that covered a path from far southeastern Nape...
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Flood insurance discounts available for Lake County landownersAug 19, 2015 1:00 am - Property owners in unincorporated Lake County may be eligible to save more than $238 a year on their flood insurance policies. Residents who meet certain requirements a...
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About 3,000 remain without power due to stormsAug 18, 2015 1:00 am - Roughly 3,000 people remain without power due to severe storms that rolled through the Chicago area Tuesday evening. The number is down from the 14,000 Northern Illinoi...
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Storm rakes Arlington HeightsAug 17, 2015 1:00 am - Intense scattered storms could hang around through Wednesday after causing some damage Monday evening. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for Co...
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Editorial: Wood Dale's slow response to our FOIA request on tent collapseAug 15, 2015 2:00 pm - We're told that the City of Wood Dale has an inclement weather evacuation plan that's designed to help protect people from the kinds of powerful storms that swept throug...
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Camper deaths, presence of plague darken summer at YosemiteAug 15, 2015 1:00 am - YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - The deaths of two young campers killed when a tree branch fell on their tent and a campground closure because of plague cast a pall over...
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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...