Articles filed under Weather
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Keeping your head above water: Expo offers advice on avoiding floodingOct 17, 2017 1:00 am - The Lake County agency charged with coordinating ways to reduce flood damage is hosting an expo Thursday to help residents stay above water when the inevitable next big ...
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Flash flood watch issued for most of suburbsOct 14, 2017 1:00 am - Drenching rainfall resulted in the National Weather Service issuing a flash flood watch for portions of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties Saturday afte...
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Cubs game outlook: Highest chance of rain ending, but still pack your ponchoOct 11, 2017 1:00 am - After soggy conditions forced the Chicago Cubs to postpone a playoff game Tuesday, the scattered showers could continue into the afternoon for today's Game 4 against the...
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Constable: Once a friend, rain keeps Cubs from clinchingOct 10, 2017 1:00 am - The Chicago Cubs famously used a rain delay before the 10th inning of Game 7 in last year's World Series to refocus, recharge and win the championship. On Tuesday, merel...
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Learn about floodproofing at Oct. 19 expo in LibertyvilleOct 03, 2017 1:00 am - The Lake County Stormwater Management Commission is hosting a Floodproofing Expo and Workshop for homeowners and property owners from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, at t...
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How to protect your trees and plants from heat, drought damageSep 29, 2017 1:00 am - With late-September heat and lack of rain, our weather patterns have not been playing nice with the trees and plants that traditionally make fall a colorful time to be i...
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Libertyville imposes 60-day moratorium on some building projectsSep 27, 2017 1:00 am - Permits for building projects that increase the amount of impervious surface in Libertyville are on hold for 60 days to give village officials more time to determine how...
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Land swap meant to help flood-prone Barrington neighborhoodSep 26, 2017 1:00 am - Barrington village government and the park district have agreed on a land swap meant to help a flood-prone neighborhood. Village officials have agreed to transfer owners...
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Hot enough for you? It's breaking recordsSep 22, 2017 1:00 am - We're in the midst of an uncommon heat wave that feels like mid-July and is breaking records along the way. Friday ushered in the first day of fall, but it was more memo...
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Huntley grad recounts her work as reporter in Hurricane HarveySep 21, 2017 1:00 am - Being in the right place at the right time to break the next big story is every journalist's dream. The biggest story of Meagan Flynn's journalistic career soon turned i...