Articles filed under Weather
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Editor extricates deer trapped near BarringtonFeb 03, 2011 10:00 pm - The thumps and scrapes woke me at 2 a.m., signaling wildlife mayhem of the bigger-than-a-mouse variety. Unwilling to face raccoon or squirrel invaders at that hour, I wa...
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Muscles ache from shoveling? Suburban doctors offer some adviceFeb 03, 2011 10:00 pm - After hours of shoveling or snowplowing this week, many people are now nursing sore backs, shoulders, knees and arms. By repeatedly twisting, bending, lifting and squatt...
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Our images: Expanded blizzard coverageFeb 03, 2011 12:00 pm - ...
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Neighbors shovel out neighborsFeb 03, 2011 12:00 am - On countless streets around the suburbs, neighbors inspired by the challenge of a blizzard showed their best side, helping each other out in ways that brought great warm...
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Algonquin Road is passableFeb 03, 2011 12:00 am - Plows now have made Algonquin Road passable in Arlington Heights and Mount Prospect. The state road, also known as Route 62, was still only one lane westbound as of 6:3...
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Stretch of Reinking Road in Pingree Grove still unplowedFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - All roads in Pingree Grove but a 2-mile stretch of Reinking Road north of Route 72 have been cleared of snow, said Bill Barlow, interim village administrator. “It’s a gr...
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Back to normal in Fox River GroveFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - All streets in Fox River Grove were plowed by 3 p.m. Wednesday, and by this morning crews had completed a second plowing to make sure all the snow is pushed back to the ...
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Keeping at it in South ElginFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - South Elgin road crews plowed streets and roads up to six times on Wednesday to prevent conditions from worsening with the big freeze, Sgt. Rich Bennett said. He said vi...
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Our images: Digging out from blizzardFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - ...
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All village streets now have two lanes open, mayor saysFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - As state and Cook County crews clean the roads they are responsible for in Elk Grove Village, municipal crews are busy clearing the intersections with connecting streets...