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Tom Skilling, WGN-TV chief meteorologist, appears weekdays on WGN Midday News, WGN Evening News and WGN News at Nine. He celebrated his 30th anniversary with WGN-TV in August 2008. Since 1997, Skilling has masterminded the weather page in the Chicago Tribune. In the city of Chicago and beyond, he has become the superman of meteorology: when in doubt, it is Tom that the city turns to when figuring out the mysteries of nature. WGN-TV received the 2005 Environmental Reporting Award from the Audubon Society, an accomplishment that is due to Tom's performance.
Tom's passion for weather, his graphics-packed presentations and tireless attempts to explain the weather, led to a daily column...
Tom's passion for weather, his graphics-packed presentations and tireless attempts to explain the weather, led to a daily column...
Tom Skilling, WGN-TV chief meteorologist, appears weekdays on WGN Midday News, WGN Evening News and WGN News at Nine. He celebrated his 30th anniversary with WGN-TV in August 2008. Since 1997, Skilling has masterminded the weather page in the Chicago Tribune. In the city of Chicago and beyond, he has become the superman of meteorology: when in doubt, it is Tom that the city turns to when figuring out the mysteries of nature. WGN-TV received the 2005 Environmental Reporting Award from the Audubon Society, an accomplishment that is due to Tom's performance.
Tom's passion for weather, his graphics-packed presentations and tireless attempts to explain the weather, led to a daily column and his own weather page in the Chicago Tribune and a weekly series on WGN News, "Ask Tom". Tom is a member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), the National Weather Association, and Sigma Chi. He serves on the AMS nominating committee and holds the AMS's Television Seal of Approval. In January 1995, Tom received an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois.
Tom's passion for weather, his graphics-packed presentations and tireless attempts to explain the weather, led to a daily column and his own weather page in the Chicago Tribune and a weekly series on WGN News, "Ask Tom". Tom is a member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), the National Weather Association, and Sigma Chi. He serves on the AMS nominating committee and holds the AMS's Television Seal of Approval. In January 1995, Tom received an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois.
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Pizza, posters help Chicago expats cope
Let me tell you how this story started. It began with a plea from a guy named Tim Wise, who recently moved from Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood to the purported paradise of Santa Cruz, Calif. "Have you ever written a column on coping with...
Tags: Politics, Thailand, Separation Anxiety, Marshall Field, Pizzas
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Monday, May 21, 2012
5:30 - 9 a.m. Jonathon Brandmeier 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Mike McConnell 9:05 a.m. Mike McConnell took to the streets of Chicago to see what it was like to be a protestor! Hear his first-hand account 12 - 3 p.m. John Williams 12:05 p.m. Was Kerry...Tags: NATO Summit, Kerry Wood
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Calming storm fears
The thunder rumbles and the lightning strikes, and that can mean sleepless nights for anxious children and dogs — and the adults who care for them. Welcome to the scary part of spring and summer. Most adults can handle a stormy night or two with a...
Tags: Health, Medical Specialization, Chemicals, Family, Arts and Culture
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Keenan Cahill & Children's Memorial Hospital
WGN NewsA month from now, the new Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago will open it's doors. But a chosen few have already seen it, including Keenan Cahill, the west suburban teenager with a worldwide following for his lip-syncing videos. Keenan...Tags: Human Interest, Van Halen (music group), Children's Memorial Hospital, Entertainment, Genetic Condition
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Skilling: May already nearly 9 degrees warmer than year ago
WGN-TV meteorologistThe return of sunshine today and Friday will boost temperatures well above Wednesday's sub-par 60-degree high. That reading was the first below normal temperature of May, and it looks likely to be the last for a while, though a modest temperature...Tags: Chicago Weather, O'Hare International Airport, Weather Reports, Weather, Chicago
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STANTIS CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST
The forecast is clouty with a small chance of reign.
WINNER:
Dennis Aron, Skokie
RUNNERS-UP:
Shirley Wilson, Glen Ellyn
I guess the NATO video failed to mention that Meigs Field is gone.
Thomas Ward, Orland Park
Holy cow! Kerry Wood's glove just...Tags: NATO
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A gift for moms on Mother's Day: Lots of sun, warmer temperatures
Mother's Day 2012 will be a sunny one for Chicago-area moms, with rising temperatures kicking off what promises to be a warm week. After clouds and scattered light rain kept temperatures mostly in the 50s or a few low 60s Saturday, the air started to...
Tags: Chicago Weather, NATO, Mother's Day, Weather Reports, Weather
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Forecast: More rain this week than past month
WGN NewsThere will be no shortage of rain in the days to come. As much rain may fall over the coming five days -- more than 2 inches on average -- as has fallen over the past 33 days. This bodes well for making a dent in the drought pattern that has plagued...Tags: Chicago Weather, Weather Reports, Weather, Chicago
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April produces showers at last, with more to come as we move into May
Finally, at the end of the month, we are getting April showers, and it doesn't look like they are going to go away as we move into May. ChicagoWeatherCenter.com reports that only about an inch of rain had fallen in April before showers hit Chicagoland...
Tags: Chicago Weather, Weather Reports, Weather
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Monday, April 30, 2012
5:30 - 9 a.m. Jonathon Brandmeier 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Mike McConnell 9:35 a.m. Why should you care about the G8 summit? Mike McConnell has the answer. 12 - 3 p.m. John Williams 12:05 p.m. John Williams spent his weekend blushing while reading 50...Tags: Summits
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May 7, 2012
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