Articles filed under Winter Weather
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Temps rising today, but snow is on the way. Here's what you need to know.Jan 31, 2019 12:00 am - The good news: Temperatures are going to rise throughout the day today. The bad news: It looks like we're going to get some more snow starting this afternoon. Here's wh...
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Impending thaw could create dreaded roof ice damsJan 31, 2019 12:00 am - Just because your house survived the prolonged arctic temperatures this week doesn't mean you're out of the woods. The looming thaw expected to result from a weekend ent...
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ComEd crews say rising temperatures a welcome sightJan 31, 2019 12:00 am - With the number of reported power outages down from about 61,000 Wednesday morning to 185 by noon Thursday, ComEd officials say a significantly warmer weekend forecast w...
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Rockford, Mundelein, Barrington break all-time cold recordsJan 31, 2019 12:00 am - The Polar Vortex sent temperatures plummeting to all-time lows in Rockford, Barrington and Mundelein on Thursday, but it failed to break records in other suburbs that en...
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Images: The Polar Vortex dives into the suburbsJan 30, 2019 8:00 am - See images of the double-digit subzero weather as the polar vortex takes over the suburbs ...
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'I don't rough it anymore': Winter tips from survivors of Chicago area's coldest dayJan 30, 2019 4:25 am - Scott Perz knows exactly where he was on the coldest day ever recorded in the Chicago area. Outside at a ski jumping competition, of course. It was Jan. 20, 1985, and i...
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Share your interesting weather stories from today's bitter coldJan 30, 2019 12:00 am - Did you give your mail carrier a cup of cocoa today? Did your neighbor jump people's cars this morning? Share your interesting weather stories from today in the comments...
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What is that noise? It could be a boom from a 'frost quake.'Jan 30, 2019 12:00 am -
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'I wanted the flight to be canceled': Travelers arrive at O'Hare from warmer climesJan 30, 2019 12:00 am - As bad as dealing with the dangerous cold has been for suburbanites, the slide down the thermometer has at least been a gradual one. But for travelers arriving Wednesda...
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Nine people get CO poisoning after charcoal grill used to heat Wheeling homeJan 30, 2019 12:00 am - Nine people, including a 2-month-old baby, were taken to hospitals for carbon monoxide poisoning Wednesday afternoon after they used a charcoal grill to heat their Wheel...