Articles filed under Winter Weather
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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...
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Cold Wednesday morning? This morning could be even colderJan 30, 2019 12:00 am - Wednesday morning was bad. This morning could be worse. Temperatures dropped to minus 23 Wednesday morning, and they could hit minus 27 early this morning with fierce w...
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About 300 remain without power Wednesday eveningJan 30, 2019 12:00 am - About 300 customers were without power throughout Chicago and the suburbs by Wednesday night as the area continued to endure historically low temperatures, according to ...
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Constable: Remember January 1982? Winter gripes drift to fond memoriesJan 29, 2019 4:33 am - We'll gripe about #PolarVortex2019, but we'll proudly tout our past horror stories, like the Januarys of 1982, 1985 ... @BurtConstable If Chicago winters were on tr...
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Colder weather means fewer trains for Metra ridersJan 29, 2019 12:00 am - Metra commuters who venture out Thursday will travel on a modified schedule with fewer trains in an effort to reduce equipment and mechanical problems caused by a punish...
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The coldest days in Chicago-area historyJan 29, 2019 12:00 am - -27 Jan. 20, 1985 -26 Jan. 10, 1982 -25 Dec. 24, 1983 Jan. 16, 1982 -23 Jan. 19, 1985 Jan. 17, 1982 Dec. 24, 1872 -22 Jan. 21, 1984 -21 Jan. 18, 1994 Dec. 2...
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What's closed during today's extreme coldJan 29, 2019 12:00 am - Libraries often are regarded among the most accessible and accommodating of public places, but many in the suburbs will close Wednesday due to the region's extreme cold....
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How to keep your house warm and safe during the polar vortexJan 29, 2019 12:00 am - I'm supposed to keep the kitchen sink faucet dripping. Or is it streaming? And should I run out to the hardware store to buy one of those plastic-foam garden hose bib pr...