Articles filed under Weather
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Excessive heat warning extended to 7 p.m. SundayJun 30, 2018 1:00 am - The National Weather Service has extended its excessive heat warning for the Chicago area to 7 p.m. Sunday. An excessive heat warning indicates a prolonged period of dan...
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Arlington Heights homes get sump pump pipes movedJun 29, 2018 1:00 am - Residents in the Arlington Market subdivision in Arlington Heights are getting new code-compliant sump pump discharge pipes, resolving a long-running dispute over where ...
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Dangerous heat will scorch suburbs through the weekendJun 29, 2018 1:00 am - The National Weather Service in Chicago issued an excessive heat warning Friday morning that lasts through Saturday evening. Meteorologists warn that heat, high humidity...
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Will Foxconn worsen flooding in the suburbs? No, Wisconsin saysJun 28, 2018 1:00 am - As President Donald Trump and Wisconsin dignitaries gathered Thursday for the Foxconn groundbreaking, neighbors in Illinois were roiling about the massive development in...
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Tornado warning declared in central Will CountyJun 26, 2018 1:00 am - The National Weather Service has declared a tornado warning for central Will County. At 7:11 p.m. a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near F...
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Where floods are still happening in Lake County, Fox ValleyJun 26, 2018 1:00 am - Wednesday was calmer and drier after the previous night's torrential downpours that flooded some suburban communities and swelled the Des Plaines and Fox rivers. Thunder...
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The last 7 weeks have been historically wet in ChicagoJun 21, 2018 1:00 am - The Chicago area is making some soggy history. The National Weather Service says more rain - 12.411 inches - has fallen in the city since May 1 than has ever fallen duri...
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Thursday's solstice brings summer - and then the days start to get shorterJun 20, 2018 5:33 am - Summer arrives at 5:07 a.m. Thursday to usher in a season of indoor-outdoor, shoes-optional breezy living. And then darkness begins to descend. It always has seemed a l...
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Arlington Heights gets grant for rain garden, pavers at police stationJun 19, 2018 1:00 am - Arlington Heights has received a $358,000 grant to help pay for a rain garden and permeable pavers at the downtown police station that's under construction. The funding ...
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After weekend floods, Mount Prospect planning up to $8 million in sewer upgradesJun 12, 2018 1:00 am - In the wake of weekend flooding caused by what one Mount Prospect official called a "100-year storm event," village leaders are planning as much as $8 million in storm s...