Articles filed under Weather
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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...
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Heavy rains flood streets, homes in Prospect HeightsJun 10, 2018 1:00 am - Heavy rains that passed through the suburbs over the weekend hit Prospect Heights especially hard, leaving behind flooded yards and basements, waterlocked homes and inun...
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Heavy downpours bring floods, trap cars in suburbsMay 30, 2018 1:00 am - Heavy rains in a short time brought flooding throughout the suburbs, trapping cars and prompting a rescue by boat. Exmoor Avenue flooded at Northwest Highway in Barringt...
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Record-tying May temperatures cause suburban roads to buckle and crackMay 29, 2018 1:00 am - Record-tying heat in the Chicago suburbs has road crews dealing with a problem they don't usually see until much later in the summer: buckling pavement. According to th...
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Fox River flooding expected to continue through FridayMay 21, 2018 1:00 am - Flooding along portions of the Fox, DuPage and Des Plaines Rivers that began over the weekend will continue this week until Friday, according to statements from the Nati...
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Storms through Tuesday morning could bring floods along riversMay 14, 2018 1:00 am - Rain and thunderstorms are expected to soak the area into Tuesday morning, National Weather Service officials said. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunders...
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3 things you need to know if your basement is floodedMay 14, 2018 1:00 am - Your basement is full of water that not only ruined your carpet but could be polluted with harmful bacteria. What's your next move? Put safety first There's always ...