Articles filed under Weather
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Vernon Hills man discovers sink hole on propertyApr 19, 2013 10:17 am - Mike Finkelman said he may have the first sinkhole ever recorded in Vernon Hills. The 3-foot by 3-foot hole on the 900 block of Saugatuck Trail is “pretty deep”, Finkel...
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Cleanup begins at Lombard parks, homesApr 19, 2013 10:16 am - Park district officials are joining Lombard residents in flood cleanup efforts Friday morning, as waters in the nearby Salt Creek and DuPage River East Branch begin to r...
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Lincolnshire’s Marriott still closed after floodingApr 19, 2013 10:06 am - The Marriott Lincolnshire Resort remained closed Friday following a blackout and significant flooding from the nearby Des Plaines River. At one point, the water on Marri...
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Some Wheaton roads remain closedApr 19, 2013 10:05 am - Numerous Wheaton streets remained closed on Friday because of flooding, city officials said. Motorists are urged to use caution and to not drive through flooded areas. T...
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Flood: River levels, rainfall totals, road closuresApr 19, 2013 10:01 am - River levels Ÿ The Des Plaines River near Des Plaines crested at 10.92 feet Friday afternoon, just breaking the all-time high of 10.9 feet. It should recede to 10 f...
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Building unstable after roof collapse on Broadway in AuroraApr 19, 2013 9:46 am - Southbound traffic on Broadway Avenue south of downtown Aurora was expected to reopen about noon Friday as crews installed a fence around the site of a collapsed roof th...
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DuPage County flood control efforts continueApr 19, 2013 9:32 am - Flood-weary DuPage County residents are expected to get some much-needed time to clean up now that the county rivers and streams are receding. Anthony Charlton, DuPage’s...
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Spring Lake Beach in Lincolnshire is submergedApr 19, 2013 7:06 am - Janis Swanson, a longtime resident of the neighborhood near Spring Lake Beach in Lincolnshire, said she was amazed by the amount of Des Plaines River water covering the ...
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Flooding continues, Des Plaines River to crest todayApr 19, 2013 6:06 am - As residents near the Des Plaines River wait for the water to crest Friday, those along the Fox River are looking to the north to see when they will be deluged with floo...
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How does flood stack up to 1996 deluge?Apr 19, 2013 5:00 am - The rainfall that put much of the suburbs underwater Thursday fell far short of the worst we've seen in terms of inches, but experts say the result was reminiscent of a ...