Articles filed under Weather
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Des Plaines warns of flood repair fraudApr 24, 2013 11:50 am - Des Plaines police are warning residents dealing with flood damage to beware of home repair fraud. Signs have started popping up all over town from companies offering re...
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Mt. Prospect says it had to dam Levee 37 to save northeast part of townApr 24, 2013 10:36 am - Mount Prospect is defending its response to last week’s flood in the face of criticism from Des Plaines about the placement of a temporary wall near Levee 37. Mount Pros...
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Des Plaines inspects homes damaged by floodApr 23, 2013 12:04 pm - Four crews of Des Plaines housing inspectors were out in force Tuesday, knocking on doors of homes along the floodplain to gauge the extent of damage. Inspections began ...
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Fox Lake-area businesses struggle with floodingApr 23, 2013 10:00 am - Tom Herring used a snow shovel to clear sticks from the edge of the waterline in the parking lot at the Channel Inn Fine Wine and Spirits store he runs in downtown Fox L...
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McHenry County cataloging flood damageApr 22, 2013 5:37 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn’s decision to declare McHenry County a disaster area due to the flooding meant the state and county could start assessing the damage floodwater, a process...
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Geneva park damage may be worse than first thoughtApr 22, 2013 3:09 pm - Island Park in Geneva might have sustained more damage than originally thought from last Thursday’s flood, Geneva Park District executive director Sheavon Lambillotte sa...
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Storm cleanup to cost millions in DuPageApr 22, 2013 2:52 pm - DuPage County officials won’t know until Wednesday how much it’s going to cost to repair damage caused by last week’s floods. But they’re confident the tally will surpas...
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Des Plaines begins cleanup, says 2,000 properties damagedApr 22, 2013 12:06 pm - Cleanup of debris in the aftermath of the Des Plaines River flooding began in earnest Monday in Des Plaines as city crews worked to get trash receptacles in place at key...
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Rivers crest in Lake County; now for the cleanupApr 22, 2013 6:06 am - You didn’t have to look hard Monday to find flooding in the Fox Lake area. It closed Grand Avenue near Rollins Road after a nearby channel overflowed it’s banks and pool...
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Conditions improving, but flood damage still a problemApr 21, 2013 9:23 pm - Life continues to inch toward “normal” in DuPage County and Fox Valley-area neighborhoods affected by last week’s downpours and floods, but for many there’s still a long...