Articles filed under Weather
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Tollway runs special patrols during deep freezeFeb 08, 2011 12:00 am - An arctic air mass has settled over the region, bring subzero temperatures and bitter winds that have produced dangerous conditions capable of causing frostbite to skin ...
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Antioch Walmart reopensFeb 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Walmart officials announced their Antioch store reopened Monday morning, nearly four days after it had been shuttered because of the Blizzard of 2011. The store, at 475...
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Blizzard throws new Hoffman Estates public works director into frayFeb 06, 2011 10:00 pm - Joseph Nebel assumed the top spot in Hoffman Estates' public works department last month after longtime director Ken Hari retired from the post. So much for the honeymoo...
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What to do with all this snow?Feb 05, 2011 12:00 am - That nearly 2 feet of snow that blanketed the region is gradually being pushed back, melted, moved and transformed to turn the West and Northwest suburbs back into a liv...
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Mundelein public works chief recalls careerFeb 04, 2011 11:00 pm - It’s rather poetic for Ken Miller’s tenure with Mundelein’s public works department to end with a horrendous snowstorm. Thirty-two years ago, his career began with one. ...
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Blizzard spurs business ideaFeb 03, 2011 11:00 pm - Antioch business owner Marc Mallen is always looking for innovative ideas for his custom T-shirt printing business. When your business name is Innovative Ideas Screen Pr...
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The bride wore boots; Blizzard can't derail suburban couples' wedding plansFeb 03, 2011 11:00 pm - You book a February wedding and think “What's the worst that could happen?” Take a peek outside. But if that's the worst, Anne Walsh will take it. After all, you don't ...
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Editor extricates deer trapped near BarringtonFeb 03, 2011 10:00 pm - The thumps and scrapes woke me at 2 a.m., signaling wildlife mayhem of the bigger-than-a-mouse variety. Unwilling to face raccoon or squirrel invaders at that hour, I wa...
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Muscles ache from shoveling? Suburban doctors offer some adviceFeb 03, 2011 10:00 pm - After hours of shoveling or snowplowing this week, many people are now nursing sore backs, shoulders, knees and arms. By repeatedly twisting, bending, lifting and squatt...
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Our images: Expanded blizzard coverageFeb 03, 2011 12:00 pm - ...