Articles filed under Weather
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Officials search tornado-damaged areas after strong storms hit Illinois and IndianaJun 12, 2026 8:02 am - Authorities and residents searched tornado-ravaged areas and assessed damage Friday after a strong line of storms barreled through communities south of Chicago, leaving around 380,000 customers without power in Illinois and Indiana and disrupting air travel in the region.
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Midwest storms blamed for Iowa death, power outages and flight delays while heat hits the EastJun 11, 2026 6:43 pm - Severe storms that swept through the Midwest knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers, damaged buildings and canceled flights, while officials warned of a new round of severe storms and possible tornadoes into Thursday night.
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El Niño is here and scientists fear it’ll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, firesJun 11, 2026 4:21 pm - El Nino, Nature's chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced Thursday.
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Storms batter suburbs, more expected through ThursdayJun 10, 2026 8:10 am - Thunderstorms bringing heavy wind gusts and torrential downpours mved into the suburbs Wednesday afternoon, and forecasters are expecting more severe weather through Thursday.
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How ‘church guy’ restored 101-year-old Elgin landmark after devastating stormMay 06, 2026 4:11 pm - Jeremy Bates was on his way to Kentucky last March when he learned about a historic church in Elgin devastated by the previous night’s storms. The McHenry man who’s built a reputation for restoring storm-ravaged churches turned around that day and helped restore the the church to its former glory.
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South Barrington launching new emergency alert systemMay 05, 2026 10:40 am - South Barrington will launch a new electronic emergency alert system June 1.
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Siren fatigue? Elgin changes weather alert protocol after fielding complaints during stormsMay 04, 2026 5:59 pm - Elgin temporarily has returned to manual activation of outdoor warning sirens for the most serious thunderstorms to avoid multiple automatic alerts.
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More than 60% of U.S. is covered by drought as impacts worsenMay 02, 2026 5:34 pm - Large swaths of the United States are in desperate need of soaking rainfall as drought continues to deepen.
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Des Plaines set to buy most of former Methodist Camp Ground for $4M, ending legal battleApr 30, 2026 3:38 pm - Des Plaines would purchase most of a historic — but flood-prone — campground for $4 million under a deal before the city council.
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‘This project is delivering’: Suburban leaders credit flood-prevention efforts for keeping towns dry during recent delugesApr 25, 2026 11:30 am - New sewers and stormwater detention basins in several flood-prone suburbs have prevented catastrophes this month.