Articles filed under Weather
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Snow leads to slick roads, accidents in the suburbsMar 27, 2015 1:00 am - Snow flurries and slick road conditions are causing accidents throughout the Chicago area, including four along Route 53. A car went through a guardrail and down an emba...
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Images: Oklahoma residents start cleanup after devastating tornadoMar 26, 2015 1:00 am - TULSA, Okla. - The first batch of severe weather in this year's tornado season devastated an Oklahoma mobile home park, as storms across the area damaged buildings, tore...
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Busse Woods dam modification set to begin in AugustMar 25, 2015 5:30 am - A long-awaited project aimed at alleviating flooding along Salt Creek in Cook and DuPage counties is targeted for groundbreaking in August, Elk Grove Village officials s...
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Images: Spring snow reminds us that winter weather is still here.Mar 23, 2015 1:00 am - An early spring snow covered our suburban streets and yards today, slowing commutes and reminding us that winter weather will still be around for awhile longer. ...
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Plows were out, but rush-hour snow prevailedMar 23, 2015 1:00 am - It was a phrase many people said when they first looked outside Monday morning and during their commute to work: “Where's the plow?” A heavier-than-expected, early sprin...
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Winter's not done with us yet, with snow in forecast todayMar 22, 2015 1:00 am - Spring officially began on Friday, but the Chicago area is in store for at least one more blast of snow and ice before winter moves on. One to four inches of snow is exp...
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Residents witness how DuPage's water worksMar 20, 2015 11:00 pm - The Elmhurst Quarry can hold an estimated 2.7 billion gallons of water if it needs to. It's needed to only once since it began functioning as a flood storage facility ba...
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Images: See spectacular photos of the solar eclipseMar 20, 2015 1:00 am - See photos of Friday's spectacular solar eclipse. Although it was not visible from North America, people in North Africa, the Middle East and Europe had a great view of ...
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Council candidates: No easy answers to Wheaton floodingMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - Even as an incumbent city council member, John Prendiville says he's not satisfied with the progress Wheaton has made to address flooding. "People still get flooded," he...
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Could we set a record today with 70-degree temps?Mar 16, 2015 1:00 am - Could we set a record today if we hit 75 degrees? Do you really care? I mean, it's 70 degrees in March in Chicago. That should be enough to smile about. But we do love o...