Articles filed under Weather
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Residents hope worst of flooding overAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Relief can't come soon enough for Dale Miller, whose Atwood Park subdivision home is in the heart of the Fox Lake flood zone. He sandbagged and pumped water for about a...
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Tornado in North DakotaAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - NORTHWOOD, N.D. -- A tornado destroyed two mobile home parks, killing one person, and blew out windows in homes and buildings across the town, officials said Monday. At ...
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Assessing the damage and hopingAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Paul Ruby crossed his fingers Monday and brought in the sandbags that surround the Herrington Inn and Spa. "Hopefully it wasn't premature," said Ruby, general manager o...
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Golfer dies after being hit with tree limb during stormAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - A 67-year-old Florida man suffered a fatal blow to the head during Thursday's storms when he was hit by a falling tree limb at a DuPage County golf course, autopsy resul...
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Workers repairing sinkhole in southeast NapervilleAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - A portion of Royce Road in Naperville is closed to westbound traffic at Lisson Road, as workers repair a sinkhole cause by the heavy rains. Vehicles this morning are bei...
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East, West Dundee neighborly spirit multiplies in storm aftermathAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - After the electricity was cut to fallen lines and trees were taken off houses and out of streets, East and West Dundee residents were counting their blessings: that they...
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Who will pay for the storm damage?Aug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - During Thursday's storm, the Berg family checked their basement to make sure it hadn't flooded. Seconds later, a surge of water came flying through the basement door of ...
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The power numbersAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - •13,300 homes still without electricity; 11,100 in the northern suburbs, 1,600 Chicagoans and 500 in the south suburbs. •625,000 customers have had their power restored....
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Overflowing concernsAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Despite promising changes, Congress has shown little enthusiasm for taking the unpopular steps that experts say are necessary to fix the nation's main floo...
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Flood submerges waterfront businessesAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Business owners who rely on boaters hope the flood waters recede before the busy Labor Day weekend on the Chain O' Lakes and the Fox River. Blarney Island spokesman Cle...