Articles filed under Weather
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Polar freeze settles over US South, EastJan 07, 2014 7:43 am - ATLANTA — Brutal, record-breaking cold descended on the East and South, sending the mercury plummeting Tuesday into the single digits and teens from Boston and New York ...
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$1.4M investment could yield bounty of projects in Lake CountyJan 07, 2014 4:30 am - The work may not begin for awhile, but a contingent of Lake County Forest Preserve District officials are supporting a plan to invest $1.4 million of local taxpayer mone...
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Suburban groups work to help homeless survive dangerous coldJan 07, 2014 4:30 am - For most of us, the extreme cold is a discomfort. For the homeless, it can be deadly. So in recent days, groups that aim to provide shelter and services to homeless peop...
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Power restored in AuroraJan 06, 2014 1:51 pm - Workers have restored power to the remaining homes in Aurora affected by a power outage Monday. City spokesman Dan Ferrelli said all customers had power by 5:30 p.m. C...
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Subzero ‘polar vortex’ pushes frigid air across USJan 06, 2014 1:32 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Frigid, dense air swirled across much of the U.S. on Monday, forcing some cities and their residents into hibernation while others layered up and carried o...
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Cold-related closures bring ironic twists in NapervilleJan 06, 2014 9:48 am - Classes have been canceled because of extreme cold just four months after one school district canceled them for extreme heat. Frigid temperatures caused one library to c...
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Simple tips to survive the bitter coldJan 06, 2014 9:36 am - Midwesterners are quite used to Mother Nature’s fickle ways during the winter, but with this week’s extreme temperatures, a medical expert from Advocate Good Shepherd Ho...
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Cold leaves suburban libraries facing tough choice whether to openJan 06, 2014 8:01 am - By Russell Lissau rlissau@dailyherald.com Public libraries often are refuges from extreme weather during the winter and summer months. But not Monday. The frigid tempera...
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Dangerously cold temperatures hit the suburbsJan 06, 2014 4:37 am - The second half of a brutal one-two punch of winter weather has arrived as dangerously cold conditions that experts describe as “life-threatening” grip the suburbs. Temp...
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"Life-threatening" cold on the wayJan 05, 2014 8:00 pm - The second half of a brutal one-two punch of winter weather lands Monday morning as dangerously cold conditions that experts describe as “life-threatening” grip the subu...