Articles filed under Weather
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Prospect Hts. funding to ‘whittle away’ at flooding in doubtSep 10, 2013 12:15 am - The Prospect Heights City Council wants to “whittle away” at flooding problems in the city, attacking the most serious first, but aldermen showed little interest this we...
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Suburban school closings due to heat todaySep 10, 2013 12:00 am - A few school districts in the suburbs have announced early dismissals or outright closings because of the forecast heat today. St. Charles Unit District 303 reported...
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District 204 cancels classes in non-air conditioned schoolsSep 09, 2013 4:00 pm - Indian Prairie Unit District 204 is canceling classes Tuesday at the 20 schools in the Aurora-Naperville district that are without air conditioning. In its official emai...
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Army Corps awards contract to finish Levee 37Sep 09, 2013 2:43 pm - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $2.4 million contract to Fuel Tank Maintenance Company of Tennessee to fill gaps in Levee 37 in Mount Prospect and Prospec...
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Bad weather interrupted Buffalo Grove DaysSep 06, 2013 5:30 am - Fest organizers reflect on using emergency plan
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Bartlett approves bid for drainage improvement project on Amherst DriveSep 06, 2013 5:30 am - Bartlett officials expressed excitement at a village board meeting earlier this week about getting a drainage improvement project under way on Amherst Drive with help fr...
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Study links warming to some 2012 wild weatherSep 05, 2013 5:56 pm - WASHINGTON — A study of a dozen of 2012’s wildest weather events found that man-made global warming increased the likelihood of about half of them, including Superstorm ...
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Cook suburbs to get $13.9 million for flood recoverySep 04, 2013 2:00 pm - The U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Department announced this week that it is awarding $13.9 million to suburban Cook County to aid in the recovery from last sp...
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Wheeling officials: Proposed stormwater fee could help fight floodingSep 04, 2013 10:00 am - Without enough money to maintain infrastructure designed to reduce flooding, Wheeling officials may impose a stormwater fee on residents to help pay for upkeep and impro...
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Army releases study of Des Plaines River floodingSep 03, 2013 5:54 pm - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released for public comment Tuesday a study calling for spending another $13 million on projects to limit flooding damage on the Des Pla...