Articles filed under Winter Weather
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Lake County residents find fun in blanket of snowDec 26, 2013 10:20 am - About 2 inches of snow blanketed the Lake County area overnight creating a beautiful white wonderland and excellent conditions for local sledding hills on Thursday. Jor...
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Holiday power outages challenge Christmas cheerDec 24, 2013 7:07 pm - For the first time in days, the sun was shining and skies were blue when Doug Jennings stepped outside his home Tuesday in central Maine. But the power that disappeared ...
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Wintry mix leaves snow, slick roads across suburbsDec 22, 2013 5:47 pm - The suburbs received a wintry mix overnight Sunday, with temperatures hovering around the freezing mark. Snowy conditions contributed to numerous crashes on suburban roa...
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Storms create uncertainty for travelersDec 20, 2013 3:42 pm - The busy holiday travel weekend underway in Illinois comes with predictions for nasty weather and hazardous driving conditions. A major storm system aimed at the state h...
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Ice cometh before the stormDec 20, 2013 6:06 am - MILWAUKEE — Freezing rain is closing schools and making travel difficult in Wisconsin. Jefferson, Johnson Creek, Lake Mills, Edgerton, Boscobel and Burlington are among...
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Snow could affect afternoon commuteDec 16, 2013 12:00 pm - Accuweather.com says conditions are right for the area to get a brief period of heavy snow this afternoon after 3 p.m. The fast-moving system could bring as much as ...
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Thousands evacuated from flooded Gaza homesDec 14, 2013 12:54 pm - GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Flooding from heavy rains has forced 40,000 Gaza Strip residents from their homes, including more than 5,000 who were evacuated by rescue workers...
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Snowstorm forces airlines to scrap Chicago flightsDec 14, 2013 8:53 am - While snow led to canceled airline flights and treacherous side streets Saturday, some Chicago area residents were taking delight in the chance to play. Members of First...
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Frigid temperatures mean early start to Naperville’s ice skating seasonDec 12, 2013 8:19 am - OK, let’s face it: it’s really cold out there. Yeah, we live near Chicago and, yeah, it’s the middle of December, and, yeah, if we want warm breezes at this time of year...
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Workers, weather have Elgin's City Skate preparedDec 11, 2013 9:00 am - Ice skaters might be the only ones enjoying this bitterly cold weather. Unlike some years in recent memory when rinks like City Skate in downtown Elgin have tried in vai...