Articles filed under Weather
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Suburbs put out welcome mat for nature's arctic visitorsJan 28, 2014 4:30 am - Before leaving the safety of your car for the arcticlike trek across the grocery parking lot, you almost feel as if you need to scan the snowy tundra for wolves. It's n...
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Deep freeze puts most Midwest routines on iceJan 27, 2014 8:51 pm - Parents brought kids to work or just stayed home because schools were closed, again. Office workers hailed cabs to ride a block — or less. And companies offering deliver...
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Lazarus House has room for people to get warmJan 27, 2014 5:20 pm - The city of St. Charles has dedicated several spots around town where people can get out of the cold, including Lazarus House. Director Liz Eakins says staff members ar...
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More suburban schools call off Tuesday classesJan 27, 2014 11:00 am - Some of the suburban school districts that took a wait-and-see approach on whether to cancel classes for a second day this week because of the dangerously cold weather h...
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Wheeling cancels tonight’s village board meetingJan 27, 2014 9:50 am - The scheduled Wheeling Village Board meeting for Monday night has been canceled due to the weather, officials said. Village officials sent out a notice of the cancellati...
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Sundog lights up frigid suburban skiesJan 27, 2014 9:12 am - Did you know what a parhelion was before today? Not many of us did, but we quickly learned after pictures of Monday morning’s parhelion in suburban skies started appear...
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Worst temperatures over; wind chill warning remainsJan 27, 2014 4:00 am - Unfortunately, this is one time meteorologists didn't get their predictions wrong. As expected, dangerously cold temperatures settled in Tuesday, as temperatures reache...
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Whiteout conditons making travel dangerousJan 26, 2014 6:00 pm - With reports of white out conditions, large drifts and black ice coming in, law enforcement officials are urging people to stay off the roads, which are becoming increas...
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Suburban schools begin announcing Monday, Tuesday closingsJan 26, 2014 1:47 pm - With another blast of dangerously cold weather expected to descend upon the region overnight, some suburban school districts already are announcing that they’ll be close...
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Editorial: The lengthy winter of our discontentJan 26, 2014 4:00 am - There are, we understand, people who cozy up to winter, who regale like children in the drifting snow, come alive at the icy bite of a freezing wind, find beauty in the ...