Articles filed under Weather
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Section of Route 25 closed in E. DundeeFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - East Dundee’s main streets are cleared but Route 25 is closed south of Walmart due to a 6-foot snow drift, Village President Jerry Bartels said. A snow drift also forced...
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McHenry woman recounts late-night rescueFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Becky Schultz was on her way home to McHenry about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday when she got stuck in a long line of stranded cars on Route 60 near Mundelein. A physical therapist ...
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Libertyville hotel a haven from stormFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - John Shields, a pizza deliveryman from Mundelein, was at the Candlewood Suites Hotel in Libertyville. He works for Bill’s Pizza in Mundelein and was delivering pizzas la...
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Carpentersville ‘throwing everything ... at it’Feb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - The primary streets in Carpentersville were cleared as of 11:30 a.m. with work on the secondary streets in the village expected to begin early afternoon, Carpentersville...
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Prairie View woman surprised to find post office closedFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Mary Iskerka of unincorporated Prairie View in Lake County figured the old U.S. Postal Service credo about not allowing snow and gloom of night to keep carriers from the...
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U-46 shut down for second dayFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 will close its 56 buildings for a second day Thursday to allow maintenance and road crews more time to clean up. Although the snow has st...
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What to do if you abandoned your vehicle on the roadFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Snow removal crews and emergency personnel reported motorists leaving their vehicles behind during the snowstorm, abandoning them on the side — or sometimes in the middl...
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Streets are clear, now crews are trying to unblock drivewaysFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - The streets in Rolling Meadows are pretty much down to wet pavement by Wednesday afternoon, and public works crews are going back to unplug driveways, said Mayor Ken Nel...
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Snowmobile patrol in Island LakeFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - In Island Lake, police officers went out with public works snowplow crews to help stranded motorists. They found a few and brought them back to village hall, where food ...
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Nuance changes but not key theme of storm coverageFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - These are the times for stories we'll always remember. They are the “where were you when” stories that we tell our children and grandchildren 20 or 30 years from now whe...