Articles filed under Weather
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Grab your repellent, because mosquitoes are on their wayMay 30, 2019 1:00 am - Mosquitoes are on their way. Lots and lots of mosquitoes. The good news is that entomologists agree the pests' path is pretty predictable, given that this month's rainf...
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It's official: This is our rainiest May on recordMay 30, 2019 1:00 am - This is now our rainiest May on record. The 8.25 inches recorded at O'Hare International Airport as of 7 a.m. Thursday topped the previous record of 8.21 inches set las...
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'Large and destructive' tornado causes injuries, thousands of outages in OhioMay 28, 2019 1:00 am - The National Weather Service confirmed that multiple tornadoes, including one described as "large and destructive," touched down near Dayton, Ohio, late Monday, reported...
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'Like ... a jet engine pounding on our roof': Hail contributes to third-wettest May on recordMay 28, 2019 1:00 am - Water rushed in through a window well, hail pelted cars and ripped apart screens, and winds howled so loudly members of the Sumeraj family thought the top half of their ...
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Tornado watch in effect for some counties, storms could bring hailMay 27, 2019 1:00 am - While the heaviest rains have moved out of the area, a tornado watch is in effect through 9 p.m. Monday for 39 Illinois counties, including Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall a...
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Hail and damaging wind possible tonight. Here's what you need to know.May 24, 2019 1:00 am -
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Constable: Environmentalists putting pedal, mettle toward climate changeMay 23, 2019 5:30 am - In 1979, as Environmental Protection Agency was beefing up the Clean Water and Clean Air acts, environmentally minded college student Mark Ailes, his friend Kay Richards...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Chicago Bulls, Flight 191 Crash, Rainbow Records, Ray Meyer, Slot Cars and moreMay 20, 2019 6:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald archived photos of the Chicago Bulls, the Flight 191 plane crash, DePaul Basketball Coach Ray Meyer, Rainbow Records and more in our latest Thro...
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Storm knocked out power, downed tree in DuPage CountyMay 17, 2019 1:00 am - Storms that combined high winds and hail downed trees and knocked out power early Friday morning in some portions of DuPage County. Officials said the hardest-hit area i...
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Cold, wet spring has farmers weeks behind schedule on plantingMay 16, 2019 5:31 am - Farmers in northern Illinois this spring have been akin to tensed runners waiting in the blocks for the starting gun. Usually by this date, they have finished or are nea...