Articles filed under Winter Weather
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Mt. Prospect igloo becomes family affairFeb 16, 2014 10:00 pm - For the Grahn family in Mount Prospect, winter boredom turned into one giant project - a 3,600-pound igloo in the front yard made out of 600 six-pound blocks of colored ...
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Great Lakes become nearly covered with iceFeb 14, 2014 4:01 am - CHEBOYGAN, Mich. - From the bridge of the Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw, northern Lake Huron looks like a vast, snow-covered field dotted with ice slabs as big as boulders...
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Hanover Park recognized for sustainable snow removalFeb 12, 2014 12:01 am - Hanover Park has notched an honor recognizing environmentally-friendly practices in the village's salt supply. The Salt Institute awarded Hanover Park with the Safe and ...
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Snow's over, but subzero chill returns SundayFeb 08, 2014 3:00 pm - The latest snow should begin to taper off for much of the suburbs by Saturday night, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters are predicting a total of abo...
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The SoapboxFeb 08, 2014 4:00 am - Filling the food void: An upside to Dominick's pulling out of the Chicago market? Stores that offer new options for local palates are filling the vacuum. Examples are Jo...
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Utility crews chip away at eastern power outagesFeb 07, 2014 4:43 pm - PHILADELPHIA — A small army of electricity restoration crews labored Friday to reconnect nearly 300,000 customers in Pennsylvania and Maryland, and utility companies war...
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Lombard saves money on salt, but faces high overtime costsFeb 07, 2014 4:30 am - This snowy winter, Lombard is one of a few lucky suburbs that has reported having surplus road salt. But just like other towns, the village can't avoid paying overtime t...
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Another day, another set of winter delaysFeb 05, 2014 5:21 am - Another snow ordeal created train-sicles and plane-sicles in the region and made travel miserable Wednesday with delays on Metra and cancellations at both airports. Metr...
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As other towns worry, Lombard reports abundant salt reservesFeb 04, 2014 2:31 pm - While many other communities are facing a road salt dilemma this winter, Lombard is reporting it still has 1,800 tons in reserve. “We have enacted policies and procedure...
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Snow break today, but don’t get too excitedFeb 01, 2014 7:10 pm - Don’t get too used to the snowfall break. Forecasters are calling for a snowstorm of unknown severity for Tuesday into Wednesday. That would follow snow that hit the sub...