Articles filed under Weather
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Editorial: $200 million later, flood still hurtsApr 17, 2014 5:00 am - It's been a year since a wall of water hit Des Plaines when the Des Plaines River crested at a record high level of 10.92 feet. It's been a year since the Fox River spil...
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Images: Total Lunar EclipseApr 15, 2014 1:01 am - ...
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Snow could make roads slick this morningApr 14, 2014 1:00 am - Snow that slowed Monday night's commute accumulated up to 2 inches in some areas, but it won't stay long, meteorologists say. Snowfall created limited visibility in some...
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Artificial cooling tricky topic for climate panelApr 13, 2014 6:12 am - BERLIN - It's Plan B in the fight against climate change: cooling the planet by sucking heat-trapping CO2 from the air or reflecting sunlight back into space. Called geo...
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El Nino could grow into a monster, data showApr 12, 2014 9:01 am - The odds are increasing that an El Nino is in the works for 2014 - and recent forecasts show it might be a big one. As we learned from Chris Farley, El Ninos can boost t...
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Golf ball sized hail reported throughout suburbsApr 12, 2014 1:01 am - Hail as big as golf balls blanketed roads and lawns as severe thunderstorms rolled through the suburbs Saturday. Car damage was reported from the hail that erupted from ...
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Editorial: What we learned for all we sufferedApr 11, 2014 5:00 am - Finally, a pleasantly warm week after a long season that froze into our brains terms like "polar vortex" and "misery index." Suburban residents have emerged weather-wear...
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Editorial: What we learned for all we sufferedApr 10, 2014 11:00 pm - Finally, a pleasantly warm week after a long season that froze into our brains terms like "polar vortex" and "misery index." Suburban residents have emerged weather-wear...
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Isabella area sewer work delayed to 2015Apr 09, 2014 1:00 am - Work on the Isabella sewer improvement project will have to be delayed until next year, due to the recent severe weather, Mount Prospect Public Works Director Sean Dorse...
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Des Plaines ready to get tough on snow removalApr 08, 2014 5:30 am - Des Plaines aldermen thinking of winter message to businesses