Articles filed under Weather
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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...
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Snow break today, but don’t get too excitedFeb 01, 2014 7:10 pm - Don’t get too used to the snowfall break. Forecasters are calling for a snowstorm of unknown severity for Tuesday into Wednesday. That would follow snow that hit the sub...
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Man stole cars left during Atlanta storm, police sayFeb 01, 2014 2:17 pm - ATLANTA — A 34-year-old man is accused of using a tow truck to take cars that were abandoned in Atlanta during the winter storm and traffic jam. Police said Louis Mitche...
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Indonesia volcano erupts again, kills at least 16Feb 01, 2014 1:00 pm - MOUNT SINABUNG, Indonesia — An Indonesian volcano that has been rumbling for months unleased a major eruption Saturday, killing 16 people just a day after authorities al...