Articles filed under Weather
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Dist. 70 holds fundraiser for tornado, typhoon victimsDec 05, 2013 5:32 pm - Libertyville Elementary District 70 is holding a fundraiser, “Sheltering From the Storm,” to help downstate Illinois residents hurt by a recent tornado, as well as Filip...
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Bears visit tornado-ravaged townDec 05, 2013 3:00 pm - WASHINGTON, Ill. — More than a dozen Chicago Bears headed to central Illinois to help with cleanup efforts in the tornado-ravaged community of Washington and meet with m...
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Images: Wintry Weather Grips U.S.Dec 05, 2013 2:13 pm - ...
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Artic chill on its way to suburbs; Tornado towns brace for snow, iceDec 05, 2013 9:40 am - Accuweather.com is forecasting cold temperatures but no snow or ice over the next several days in the suburbs. Communities downstate that were hit by tornadoes could...
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Oil crews endure even when wind chill drops to -40Dec 05, 2013 7:42 am - BISMARCK, N.D. — With the wind chill falling to almost minus 40, Steve Hendershot’s mind was elsewhere Thursday as he and his crew of roustabouts worked an oil rig in No...
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Sardine crash may be hurting brown pelicansNov 28, 2013 1:36 pm - GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Scientists and conservation groups are worried the crash in West Coast sardines that has triggered deep cutbacks in commercial fishing is also starvi...
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Illinois tornado survivor searches for missing cardsNov 28, 2013 4:55 am - ST. LOUIS — Annmarie Klein knows she’s blessed to have survived the tornado that leveled her family’s central Illinois home, and she understands most of the things they ...
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Officials to Illinoisans: Prepare for coldNov 28, 2013 4:55 am - With temperatures plummeting, authorities are reminding Illinoisans to take precautions against biting cold. Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications...
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Despite tragedy, Washington residents finding reasons to give thanksNov 28, 2013 4:30 am - Watching him as he stood amid the rubble that used to be his neighborhood in downstate Washington over the weekend, it was hard to imagine that Ben Alexander would have ...
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Thome, Sox join forces for tornado reliefNov 27, 2013 9:00 am - Jim Thome, along with his wife Andrea and the Thome family, has committed $100,000 to help in the tornado relief efforts in central Illinois, where Thome was raised. The...