Articles filed under Weather
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New turf fields open as Wheeling's Heritage Park project continuesMar 27, 2014 1:01 am - A two-year effort to renovate Heritage Park in Wheeling took a significant step toward completion this week when the Wheeling Park District opened the park's new athleti...
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Big climate report: Warming is big risk for peopleMar 24, 2014 1:01 am - If you think of climate change as a hazard for some far-off polar bears years from now, you're mistaken. That's the message from top climate scientists gathering in Japa...
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Ideal melt conditions allay flood fears in Lake CountyMar 22, 2014 8:00 am - No immediate threat of flooding, but Lake County's not off the hook
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Des Plaines gets funds to tear down homes in flood plainMar 22, 2014 1:01 am - Des Plaines will receive $2.7 million in federal funds to tear down 21 homes in the flood plain along the Des Plaines River and replace them with open space, the Federal...
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Officially, winter gives way to spring todayMar 20, 2014 5:15 am - When spring officially arrives at 11:57 a.m. today, we should roll out the red carpet, pop the champagne and throw a welcoming party. “Come, gentle Spring! Ethereal mil...
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Spring forecast: Cool in North, still dry in WestMar 20, 2014 1:01 am - The first day of spring? Some people in Maine were shoveling 6 inches of new snow. And in Michigan, college students couldn't even burn a snowman. Ok, so it was a fake s...
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Couple grateful to wonderful neighborsMar 17, 2014 5:01 am - We don't expect to see this on the front page of the Herald, but we hope we see it in the Fence Post. We want the wonderful neighbors on the 2600 block of North Chestnut...
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HUD awards Cook, DuPage counties another $64 million in flood reliefMar 17, 2014 1:01 am - Suburban Cook and DuPage counties will receive nearly $64 million in additional federal disaster relief to assist communities still recovering from last spring's record ...
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Severe weather spotter class in Lake CountyMar 16, 2014 1:01 am - The emergency management agencies in Antioch and Lake County are hosting a National Weather Service severe weather spotter class, Wednesday, March 19, at the Antioch Hig...
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Chicago area gets $128 million in flood fundsMar 14, 2014 1:01 am - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD) has awarded $128.3 million in funding to communities in the Chicago area for recovery efforts following severe sto...