Articles filed under Weather
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Father struck by lightning while fishing with son at Naperville-area lakeSep 03, 2018 1:00 am - A 33-year-old father and his 13-year-old son were fishing at Whalon Lake near Naperville when they were injured after a lightning strike, authorities said Monday. The f...
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Flood warning issued for Fox, Des Plaines riversSep 03, 2018 1:00 am - Thunderstorms, some violent, disrupted festivals, Labor Day cookouts and traffic as they moved through the Chicago area Monday afternoon. Schaumburg officials called off...
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Standing water, power outages after Tuesday storms; cold front, sharp winds coming todayAug 29, 2018 1:00 am - Heavy storms late Tuesday resulted in power outages, downed trees and standing water, officials said. Classes were canceled at Bartlett High School Wednesday due to the...
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Heat index possibly up to 105 Monday, advisory warnsAug 26, 2018 1:00 am - The National Weather Service in Chicago is warning of dangerous heat and humidity Monday. The advisory warns of a heat indexes reaching around 105 during the day Monday,...
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Tropical Storm Lane drifts away from Hawaii after 'almost biblical' rainsAug 26, 2018 1:00 am - Hurricane Lane secured its place in the history books before it quickly dissipated into a tropical storm and moved off from Hawaii. The storm caused damage, mostly on th...
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Hurricane Lane barrels toward Hawaii with torrential rainsAug 24, 2018 1:00 am - HONOLULU (AP) - Hurricane Lane barreled toward Hawaii on Friday, dumping torrential rains that caused flooding on the Big Island as people stocked up on supplies and pil...
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Arlington Heights borrows $10 million for flooding fixesAug 21, 2018 5:30 am - Arlington Heights trustees Monday authorized borrowing nearly $10 million to help pay for infrastructure projects aimed at alleviating flooding throughout the village. T...
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Price of flood protection in Libertyville could reach $72.6 millionAug 20, 2018 1:00 am - In Libertyville, the price of relative dryness during the heaviest rains could top $72.6 million, according to information compiled and analyzed during the past year. Th...
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New taxes to fund a $10 million flood-control project in MundeleinAug 15, 2018 1:00 am - After months of discussions, Mundelein trustees will create two taxes to fund a $10 million flood-control project. The village board this week approved a stormwater util...
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More than a year after historic floods, Murphy Elementary repairs nearly finishedJul 28, 2018 1:00 am - More than a year after historic floods caused some $3.3 million in damage at Murphy Elementary School, the Round Lake Park school is almost ready to reopen, better than ...