Articles filed under Weather
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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...
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Relief as river begins to recedeAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - With the shores of the Des Plaines River halfway down his driveway, all Tom Hooper can do is wait. The back half of his property in the flood-prone Big Bend Drive neighb...
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Gurnee officials: Sandbags stay for nowAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Gurnee officials are asking homeowners and businesses to not to remove those sandbags just yet. Mayor Kristina Kovarik said the Des Plaines River is not dropping fast en...
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'We can't keep living like this'Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - As mosquitoes buzz around him, Bob LeMay dips a 7-gallon jug into his neighbor's pool and watches it fill with greenish water. He lugs the heavy container back home and...
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Weathering the storm, enduring its aftermathAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The mail gets through Phil Koerner pulled on boots, grabbed his satchel and waded down one of Des Plaines' most water-logged streets. The four dozen homes along Big Bend...
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Four counties declared state disaster areasAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Using the rising floodwaters of the Chain O' Lakes as a backdrop, Gov. Rod Blagojevich declared Cook, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties state disaster areas Friday. The st...