Articles filed under Weather
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No snow is big savings for suburbsFeb 02, 2013 7:00 am - Twenty inches of snow, school canceled, cars abandoned on unplowed streets — that is what the Chicago area looked like the first few days of February 2011. What a diffe...
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Bitter cold still grips suburbsFeb 01, 2013 8:00 am - Bitter cold continues to grip the suburbs this morning, just a week after temperatures soared into the 60s. Temperatures started at 0 and have climbed to 2 degrees, but ...
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30-plus vehicle pileup injures at least 10 in IndianaJan 31, 2013 9:00 pm - PLAINFIELD, Ind. — A more than 30-vehicle pileup on a snowy Indiana interstate left at least 10 people injured Thursday, including at least one critically, and shut down...
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Winter whiplash? Weather goes to extremesJan 30, 2013 7:00 pm - Residents in the Chicago area been whiplashed by recent weather extremes. Workers who suffered through subzero temperatures and brutal wind chills a week ago strolled th...
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Rain could have been worse; today will beJan 29, 2013 7:00 am - A day that started with record-breaking temperatures ended with less rain than expected in advance of the cold front that will send us back to normal January weather Wed...
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Lindenhurst man hopes to inspire others to help Hurricane Sandy victimsJan 28, 2013 12:05 pm - Editor’s note: Jim Rostron, 57, of Lindenhurst made two trips to the East Coast to help Hurricane Sandy victims and was so moved by what he saw that he’s telling his sto...
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Ice turns to thunderstorm as temperatures riseJan 27, 2013 2:44 pm - A Sunday afternoon of sleet and freezing rain turned to a January thunderstorm as temperatures around the Chicago area continued to warm up Sunday night and Monday morni...
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Rain, ice predicted for SundayJan 26, 2013 2:46 pm - Hazardous weather, including freezing rain and ice accumulation, is in the Chicago area forecast for Sunday. Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, is expected to beg...
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Midwest bundles up as bitter cold grips regionJan 22, 2013 1:17 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Homeless people scrambled to find shelter, schools shut down and plumbers wrestled with frozen pipes Tuesday as the upper Midwest endured a third straigh...
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Cold may be cause for several suburban deathsJan 22, 2013 12:30 pm - Several suburban deaths, including a man who died in his unheated home, are being investigated to determine if the extreme cold weather is to blame. Investigators at the...