Articles filed under Weather
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Powerful storm system blasts US West; 4 killedNov 22, 2013 5:00 pm - LAS VEGAS — The Western U.S. has been drenched by a powerful storm system that blasted several states and has led to four deaths. The fierce weather has prompted floodin...
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Madigan warns of fake ‘charities’Nov 22, 2013 4:50 pm - Attorney General Lisa Madigan said Friday her office has opened an investigation into improper fundraising tied to relief efforts under way in Washington, Ill., and urge...
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Mount Prospect hires engineer for flood control workNov 21, 2013 9:38 am - Mount Prospect is sticking to the tried and true in hiring an engineer to design the second phase of its multimillion dollar flood control project. The village board thi...
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Officials to meet to assess tornado damageNov 21, 2013 5:51 am - WASHINGTON, Ill. — State officials say federal disaster assessment workers are expected to arrive in Washington and other areas hit by Sunday’s tornadoes starting today....
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How you can help Illinois tornado victimsNov 20, 2013 10:43 am - Moved by the widespread damage in central Illinois caused by a series of tornadoes on Sunday, suburban groups, local governments, businesses and individuals are mobilizi...
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Lisa Madigan warns of repair scams by ‘storm chasers’Nov 20, 2013 6:32 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is urging residents with damaged homes and businesses to be wary of scam artists looking to profit from Sunday’s sev...
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While Washington cleans up, team prepares for gameNov 20, 2013 6:31 am - NORMAL — The home where Colton Marshall and his family lived is gone. The 18-year-old’s house was one of 1,000 that a tornado damaged or destroyed Sunday in the central ...
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After twisters, damaged communities come togetherNov 19, 2013 6:17 am - WASHINGTON, Ill. — Aaron Montgomery’s house was not damaged by the tornado that roared through this central Illinois community. But when the twister knocked out power ac...
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Durbin addresses Senate colleagues about tornadoesNov 19, 2013 6:17 am - SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Senator Dick Durbin addressed his colleagues in Congress on Monday about helping Illinois recover from severe weekend storms. Durbin, a Springfield De...
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Hunting programs at facility on hold after stormNov 19, 2013 6:17 am - WILMINGTON, Ill. — State officials have put hunting programs at a northeastern Illinois facility on hold after Sunday’s severe storms caused damage. In a news release, ...