Articles filed under Weather
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Some schools sweating through heat wave without air conditioningAug 27, 2013 5:30 am - With the heat index inching closer to 100 degrees this week, students in some suburban schools are trying to keep cool without the benefit of air conditioning in the cla...
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Forecast calling for temperatures to soar this weekAug 26, 2013 10:08 am - Summer might be winding down, but the forecast is calling for temperatures to ramp up this week. High temperatures are expected to break the 90 degree mark today and Tue...
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Images: Western WildfiresAug 23, 2013 10:43 am - ...
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Wheeling mobile home park residents say village forcing them to moveAug 22, 2013 9:00 am - Residents of a Wheeling mobile home park fear displacement
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Mount Prospect addressses Isabella area floodingAug 22, 2013 6:03 am - Mount Prospect is pumping an additional $10 million into flood control projects for the Isabella area just north of downtown. The Mount Prospect village board passed an ...
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Lake Zurich officials: Overall, June flood response was goodAug 21, 2013 10:30 am - Lake Zurich officials have identified areas where they succeeded and need improvement in a review of the handling of a June 26 flood that resulted after a heavy rain qui...
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Armstrong Park light fix waiting on stormwater projectAug 16, 2013 5:30 am - A lighting outage in Carol Stream's Armstrong Park can't be fixed because the break in the electrical line sits underneath a large mound that won't be moved until a long...
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Glen Ellyn OKs study of storm flooding fixAug 12, 2013 10:38 pm - A Glen Ellyn village consultant will be investigating ways to increase the rate at which stormwater leaves Lake Ellyn as one possible solution to reduce flooding in the ...
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Mt. Prospect OKs stormwater drainage workAug 09, 2013 3:59 pm - The Mount Prospect village board this week approved a contract for the Golfview Estates Drainage Project, part of its effort to address flooding. The Golfview Estates su...
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Heavy rains unleash deadly Midwest floodingAug 08, 2013 5:23 pm - ST. LOUIS — Torrential rains continued across the nation’s midsection on Thursday, causing flash flooding that killed a woman and a child, damaged homes and forced multi...