Articles filed under Winter Weather
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Schools, businesses announce closings for FridayFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - A number of suburban schools, day care centers, senior centers and other businesses are not opening Friday morning, the Emergency Closing Center is reporting. For exampl...
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Winter warning now ends at noon; up to a foot of snow still expectedFeb 07, 2018 12:00 am - > winter storm is predicted to dump up to a foot of snow on the suburbs through noon today. National Weather Service meteorologists first issued a winter storm warning...
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Freezing fog could make your commute tough in Cook, DuPage countiesFeb 06, 2018 12:00 am - Drivers in Cook and DuPage counties are being warned to slow down on their morning commute due to freezing fog in the area that could make roads slick, officials from th...
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Snow makes for hazardous evening commuteFeb 04, 2018 12:00 am - Another round of accumulating snow hit the suburbs today, making for a slow and hazardous evening commute. Up to 5 inches of snow in total 0could fall in parts of northe...
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Editorial: Take precautions to avoid being a house fire victimJan 21, 2018 10:00 pm - Winter doesn't have a monopoly on house fires; it just feels that way sometimes. There's something about cold-weather months that seems to make fires a bit more prevalen...
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Constable: Homeless in suburbs depend on couple's deliveriesJan 18, 2018 4:29 am - The brutal temperature hovers well below freezing. The wind howls. There's not a soul in sight. But Bill and Debbi Middendorp pull their Salvation Army van into this Pro...
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Images: Finding beauty in sub-zero weatherJan 17, 2018 12:00 am - Brutal. Treacherous. Dangerous. Inclement. Bleak. There are all kinds of words to describe the subzero weather we've experienced over the past few weeks. Our staff of p...
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Constable: Orbit roller-skaters chill inside while it's icy outsideJan 16, 2018 4:00 am - On a snowy Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, drivers behind the wheel are slipping, sliding and trying to avoid running into each other on the side streets. The ones who a...
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Morning snow causing long delays on suburban roadsJan 16, 2018 12:00 am - The National Weather Service Tuesday morning issued a winter weather advisory for Cook and Lake counties until noon. Up to two more inches of snow could fall early Tues...
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Images: Winter storm moves through the suburbsJan 15, 2018 12:00 am - See scenes from a winter storm that delivered a blanket of snow in the Chicago area Monday and was expected to dump as much as five inches of snow before moving on. ...