Articles filed under Weather
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ComEd on high alert as heat rolls inJul 17, 2011 12:00 am - ComEd officials say they're on high alert as a scorching heat wave moves in that will keep temperatures in the 90s or above this week. The utility says service has been...
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Going inside ComEd’s nerve center during this week’s emergencyJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - Tucked in a stealthy building near a Joliet cornfield, ComEd’s Michael McMahan just needed to check a large flat-screen monitor to prioritize emergency responses to this...
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Ice, generators, hotel rooms hot items after stormJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - If you're worried about getting enough ice to keep your food from spoiling after Monday's power outages knocked out your refrigeration, don't fret. “We will not run out...
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Northwest suburbs struggle with more outagesJul 11, 2011 12:00 am - Driving down the 300 block of South Pine Street in Mount Prospect was a bit bumpy Monday evening, as Jill Burgos and her neighbors made an effort to share electricity by...
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ComEd text alerts get mixed reviewsJul 11, 2011 12:00 am - Since she often travels for work, Maggie Lang signed up for ComEd outage text alerts last month, hoping it’d help her keep tabs on the power situation in her Mount Prosp...
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Cary, Crystal Lake feel storms worst in the Fox ValleyJul 11, 2011 12:00 am - The greatest damage in the Fox Valley from Monday morning’s storms came in McHenry County, with various municipalities reporting problems of their own. Cary and Crystal...
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Act, don’t wait, when tornado spottedJun 26, 2011 9:00 pm - Last week’s suburban tornadoes provide a good reason for all to take stock of how prepared we are when there might only be minutes to spare between safety and peril. The...
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Images: Storm damage in the suburbsJun 22, 2011 1:00 am - ...
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Wis. heavy rain causes flooding, high wind cuts powerJun 21, 2011 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — Severe thunderstorms caused urban flooding and knocked out power to thousands in southeastern Wisconsin. Milwaukee public works employees barricaded flooded ...
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Weather records, and Americans, battered by springJun 14, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — It was a spring to remember, with America pummeled by tornadoes, floods, wildfire, snowmelt, thunderstorms and drought. Government weather researchers said ...