Articles filed under Weather
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Flash flooding possible with more rain expectedSep 22, 2019 1:00 am - The National Weather Service today issued a flash flood watch for the region effective through early Monday morning as another round of heavy rains is expected to push a...
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Finding plants that can survive our weather extremes can be trickySep 19, 2019 5:00 am - Touting a United Nations recommendation for combating climate change, yesterday's front page of the Daily Herald asked, "Could planting 1 trillion trees be the answer?" ...
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Could planting 1 trillion trees be the answer to global warming? Study says yesSep 18, 2019 1:00 am - In recent years, climate change has loomed like a dark specter over the globe, contributing to everything from gentrification in Miami to refugees fleeing drought and cr...
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Wauconda's Bangs Lake remains a no-wake zoneSep 17, 2019 1:00 am - Boaters on Wauconda's Bangs Lake must continue keeping speeds low and avoid creating wakes because of high water levels created by recent rainstorms, village officials s...
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Floodwaters recede, but Lake County officials warn they'll be backSep 17, 2019 1:00 am - As homeowners continue to deal with the impacts of flooding from recent heavy rains, Lake County officials on Tuesday said residents should expect to see more of the sam...
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Rivers receding, but flooding problems remain in Lake CountySep 16, 2019 1:00 am - Lake County officials and homeowners are breathing a sigh of relief after rain expected to hit the area Sunday never materialized, allowing the swollen Des Plaines River...
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'Americans are waking up': two-thirds say climate crisis must be addressedSep 16, 2019 1:00 am - Two-thirds of Americans believe climate change is either a crisis or a serious problem, with a majority wanting immediate action to address global heating and its damagi...
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Rivers in area remain high, but flooding remains minorSep 15, 2019 1:00 am - Rivers in the Chicago area remained at high levels Sunday, with some street, parking lot and trail flooding, but no reports of the major flooding that leads to significa...
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Floodwaters from Des Plaines River recede Saturday in Lincolnshire, but river still rising in GurneeSep 14, 2019 1:00 am - As floodwaters receded off streets and out of yards Saturday in Lincolnshire neighborhoods near the Des Plaines River, village Public Works Director Brad Woodbury was re...
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Marriott Resort in Lincolnshire evacuating due to rising Des Plaines RiverSep 13, 2019 1:00 am - Rising Des Plaines River levels prompted the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort to evacuate guests and employees as a precaution Friday in just one of the responses to heavy r...