Articles filed under Winter Weather
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Fresh snow made morning commute a nightmareMar 05, 2014 12:01 am - Snow covered roads made the morning commute a tough one. Multiple accidents have been reported across the suburbs, and commute times were more than double and triple in ...
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Snow, ice cover will boost Great Lakes levelsMar 05, 2014 12:01 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Federal officials say this winter's deep freeze and heavy snowfall will help nudge Great Lakes water levels closer to normal over the next six mon...
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Rough winter costing Arlington Hts. more overtime, saltMar 04, 2014 1:00 am - The extra snow and below-average temperatures are costing Arlington Heights more money than expected in salt and overtime costs. On Monday night, the village board appro...
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Snow tapering off, cold moving back inMar 01, 2014 12:00 am - Another cold blast will hit the suburbs after a snowstorm tapers off early Sunday, forecasters say, and wind chills could dip to as low as 20 degrees below zero Monday m...
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Saturday SoapboxFeb 28, 2014 10:00 pm - He is Ironman: Best wishes to Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson on his recovery from heart surgery. The uber-fit mayor showed up in pieces to a village board me...
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Winter-weary Americans plead: Get me out of hereFeb 28, 2014 12:01 am - Shannon Frauenholtz has had it with winter. Barely able to stomach the television news with its images of snowbound cars, she heads to the tanning salon, closes her eyes...
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Central Illinois in line for another winter blitzFeb 28, 2014 12:01 am - ST. LOUIS - Portions of winter-weary Illinois braced Friday for another potent storm that forecasters warn could dump as much as 10 inches of snow on the state's midsect...
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Schaumburg buys 1,000 more tons of road saltFeb 25, 2014 12:01 am - Schaumburg trustees Tuesday paid the $221,456 bill for 1,000 additional tons of road salt recently received and gave staff the authority to buy another 400 tons if neede...
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Thanks to those who toil through winterFeb 24, 2014 4:00 am - As this long, cold, snowy winter drags on we should all give our special thanks to the Mount Prospect Public Works Department for helping us get around in this polar exp...
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Harsh winter puts small businesses out in the coldFeb 23, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK — When the wind chill in Chicago hit minus 40 on Jan. 6, Dogs Deserve It shut down. It was too cold outside for the dog walking service's four-legged clients an...