Articles filed under Weather
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Elk Grove OKs $2.7 million flood abatementJul 15, 2015 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village has formally approved a construction contract for the modification of a dam in Busse Woods that will pave the way for improvements to begin next month....
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Tornado watch in effect until 11 p.m.Jul 12, 2015 1:00 am - A tornado watch in effect until 11 p.m. tonight has been issued for most of northern Illinois, including Chicago and the surrounding counties. The National Weather Servi...
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County: Armstrong Park reservoirs, pumps ready to handle next big stormJul 10, 2015 5:30 am - A $12.5 million project at Carol Stream's Armstrong Park, designed to protect homes from flooding, should be finished by mid-August, DuPage County officials said Thursda...
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Dangerous conditions make retrieving body from ice cave difficultJul 07, 2015 1:00 am - VERLOT, Wash. - Thousands of visitors each year make the easy one-mile trek to glimpse spectacular snow and ice formations at the Big Four Ice Caves in Washington state....
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France, Britain issue heat warnings as high temps hit EuropeJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - LISBON, Portugal - A mass of hot air moving north from Africa is driving up temperatures in western Europe, with France on Tuesday becoming the latest to endure unusual ...
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Illinois watches water rise, braces for more rainJun 27, 2015 1:00 am - MEREDOSIA, Ill. - Clear weather Saturday gave Illinois a chance to start drying out, but the effects of a week of consistent rain were still being felt and more rain cou...
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Egypt hit by sandstorm, earthquakeJun 27, 2015 1:00 am - CAIRO - Egypt faced treacherous weather conditions Saturday as a sandstorm blanketed the north of the country and a magnitude-5.2 earthquake centered in the Sinai penins...
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Hawthorn Woods flood surveyJun 26, 2015 1:00 am - Hawthorn Woods residents are invited to complete an online survey as part of a study the village is conducting to identify regional flooding problems. The flood question...
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Rainy weather could force suburban pools to make cutsJun 25, 2015 5:00 am - The 2015 recreational swimming season's rainy, cool start has resulted in lower-than-expected admissions at suburban pools, water parks and beaches — and in some cases s...
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DuPage officials: Vandals sabotaging Carol Stream flood projectJun 23, 2015 1:00 am - Major vandalism is plaguing the site of a multimillion-dollar project to reduce flooding around Carol Stream's Armstrong Park, DuPage County officials say, and it's not ...