Articles filed under Weather
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Images: Friday Severe WeatherSep 05, 2014 1:01 am - Images from Friday's sudden rain and fast-moving severe weather in the suburbs of Chicago. Thousands were out of power in the region, and large trees were downed as the ...
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Storms packing high winds and heavy rain roll through the areaSep 05, 2014 1:00 am - A quick-moving storm brought high winds and heavy rain into Lake County Friday afternoon. A tree fell onto a car at the Libertyville Metra Station, trapping the driver....
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More than 60,000 without power in suburbsSep 05, 2014 1:00 am - More than 60,000 customers remained without power in the Northwest and West suburbs as of 8 a.m. after strong storms whipped through Friday afternoon. ComEd's outa...
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Buffalo Grove downtown study reignites debateSep 05, 2014 12:00 am - The public discussion of whether to build a “downtown Buffalo Grove” on the existing village campus and golf course — largely dormant since the initial proposal in 2012 ...
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Flood control projects in Prospect Hts., Wheeling nearly doneSep 04, 2014 1:01 am - Flooding will probably never completely become a thing of the past in Mount Prospect. But the Levee 37 project along the Des Plaines River and the basins and pumping st...
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Study links polar vortex chills to melting sea iceSep 02, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Remember the polar vortex, the huge mass of Arctic air that can plunge much of the U.S. into the deep freeze? You might have to get used to it. A new study...
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Elk Grove stockpiling 6,250 tons of salt for winterAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - Elk Grove Village is planning to stockpile 6,260 tons of salt in anticipation of winter, officials said. The village plans to renew a contract next month for 3,360 tons ...
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Bad weather postpones several high school football gamesAug 29, 2014 1:00 am - Stormy weather washed out many of the suburban football openers Friday night. Several games were called or postponed until Saturday due to lightning in the area. For mor...
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DuPage buys building for flood control effortAug 28, 2014 5:30 am - DuPage County is preparing for the next step in its ongoing work to alleviate flooding in Warrenville. County board members this week approved the purchase of a commerci...
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Bartlett, county officials tour $5 million project to ease floodingAug 28, 2014 1:01 am - After about two years of planning and construction, DuPage County officials on Thursday showed off a roughly $5 million project targeting flooding in Bartlett's southwes...