Articles filed under Weather
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Drought-rattled California welcomes weekend stormFeb 08, 2014 5:56 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Californians accustomed to complaining about the slightest change in the weather welcomed a robust weekend storm that soaked the northern half of the dro...
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Snow's over, but subzero chill returns SundayFeb 08, 2014 3:00 pm - The latest snow should begin to taper off for much of the suburbs by Saturday night, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters are predicting a total of abo...
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The SoapboxFeb 08, 2014 4:00 am - Filling the food void: An upside to Dominick's pulling out of the Chicago market? Stores that offer new options for local palates are filling the vacuum. Examples are Jo...
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Utility crews chip away at eastern power outagesFeb 07, 2014 4:43 pm - PHILADELPHIA — A small army of electricity restoration crews labored Friday to reconnect nearly 300,000 customers in Pennsylvania and Maryland, and utility companies war...
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Lombard saves money on salt, but faces high overtime costsFeb 07, 2014 4:30 am - This snowy winter, Lombard is one of a few lucky suburbs that has reported having surplus road salt. But just like other towns, the village can't avoid paying overtime t...
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Rolling Meadows woman to leave greenhouse where joy blossomedFeb 06, 2014 4:00 am - The wonderful memories that blossomed for three decades in Bill and Penny Bailey's “private paradise” greenhouse are packed into Penny's heart for the solitary move Satu...
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Another day, another set of winter delaysFeb 05, 2014 5:21 am - Another snow ordeal created train-sicles and plane-sicles in the region and made travel miserable Wednesday with delays on Metra and cancellations at both airports. Metr...
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As other towns worry, Lombard reports abundant salt reservesFeb 04, 2014 2:31 pm - While many other communities are facing a road salt dilemma this winter, Lombard is reporting it still has 1,800 tons in reserve. “We have enacted policies and procedure...
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Sweatlodge's ethnic melting pot offers escape from winterFeb 04, 2014 4:30 am - In efforts to escape single-digit temperatures and double-digit snow totals, some suburbanites spend thousands of dollars to travel to new worlds of 80-degree beaches an...
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Six more weeks of winter, grumpy groundhog saysFeb 02, 2014 12:45 pm - Woodstock Willie was in a grumpy mood early Sunday morning, screeching, squirming and generally resisting efforts to be pulled from his hole to make his famous annual fo...