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    Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Midwest states continue to fight record flooding

    After months of drought, many areas of the Midwest on Saturday continued to fight off flooding from rising rivers that are not expected to crest for several more days. National Weather Service forecasters expect flooding to continue throughout the...

    Tags: National Weather Service, Barack Obama, Pat Quinn, Stephen Breyer, U.S. Geological Survey

    2. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Midwestern floodwaters show little sign of receding

    Floodwaters that swept through the Midwest last week failed to recede Tuesday after another inch of rain fell in Illinois and surrounding states, and forecasters warned that more was on the way.
    Floodwaters that swept through the Midwest last week failed to recede Tuesday after another inch of rain fell in Illinois and surrounding states, and forecasters warned that more was on the way. Heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms battered the...

    Tags: National Weather Service, Weather Warnings, O'Hare International Airport, Floods, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

    3. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Flood receding, cleanup kicks into high gear

    More rain fell over the Chicago area Tuesday, slowing cleanup and damage assessment work just as widespread — and in many cases record-breaking — floodwaters had begun to recede.
    More rain fell over the Chicago area Tuesday, slowing cleanup and damage assessment work just as widespread — and in many cases record-breaking — floodwaters had begun to recede. Lisle: Some private wells contaminated Village officials...

    Tags: National Weather Service, Park Ridge, McHenry, Richmond (McHenry, Illinois), Palatine

    4. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Des Plaines rhetoric cools but blame continues

    As floodwaters recede in Des Plaines, city officials toned down the rhetoric but still insisted its neighbors Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights exacerbated flood damage in Des Plaines.
    As floodwaters recede in Des Plaines, city officials toned down the rhetoric but still insisted its neighbors Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights exacerbated flood damage in Des Plaines. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has requested...

    Tags: Public Officials, Government, Mount Prospect, Floods, Politics

    5. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Floodwaters recede in some places but cleanup remains grim

    In the middle of the flooded Knollwood subdivision in far northwest suburban Fox Lake sits a tiny island of grass on which residents planned to hold a victory party Monday.
    In the middle of the flooded Knollwood subdivision in far northwest suburban Fox Lake sits a tiny island of grass on which residents planned to hold a victory party Monday. "If we are having a bonfire tonight, it is because we beat the flood. It didn'...

    Tags: Weather Warnings, Rod Blagojevich, McHenry, Natural Disasters, Floods

    6. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Glenview, Northbrook police blotter: April 16

    The following items were taken from Glenview and Northbrook police records.
    The following items were taken from Glenview and Northbrook police records. Glenview •On April 15, a 19-year-old Prospect Heights man was arrested in the 9800 block of Milwaukee Avenue and charged with driving with a suspended license and was...

    Tags: Apple iPhone, Schaumburg, Morton Grove, Police Arrests, Crime, Law and Justice

    7. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Oakton Community College remains closed; Skokie Courthouse open

    Oakton Community College in Des Plaines remains closed Friday because of flooding, but the Cook County Circuit Courthouse in Skokie is open again after being closed Thursday.
    Tribune reporter
    Oakton Community College in Des Plaines remains closed Friday because of flooding, but the Cook County Circuit Courthouse in Skokie is open again after being closed Thursday. Parking lots and some land at the college's Des Plaines campus, at 1600 E....

    Tags: Justice System, Skokie, Colleges and Universities, Golf, Crime, Law and Justice

    8. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Gov. Quinn declares 'state of emergency'

    Standing at the edge of a flooded Elmhurst street, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn said Thursday he declared Illinois in a state of emergency and state agencies were prepared to provide assistance to local governments.
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    Standing at the edge of a flooded Elmhurst street, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn said Thursday he declared Illinois in a state of emergency and state agencies were prepared to provide assistance to local governments. After meeting with state emergency...

    Tags: Springfield, Pat Quinn, Government, St. Charles (Kane, Illinois), Floods

    9. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. 2 killed in chain-reaction crash on I-294

    A man and woman were killed this morning on I-294 in Cook County after a semitrailer truck rear-ended a vehicle, causing a six-vehicle chain-reaction crash, officials said.
    Tribune reporter
    A man and woman were killed this morning on I-294 in Cook County after a semitrailer truck rear-ended a vehicle, causing a six-vehicle chain-reaction crash, officials said. The crash happened at 5:47 a.m. on the I-294 Southbound at milepost 33.5 near...

    Tags: Accidental Death, Elmhurst

    10. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Chicago floods: Evacuations, sandbagging as river levels rise

    After wreaking havoc on the morning commute, closing schools and prompting scattered evacuations, the massive storm that dumped upwards of a half-foot of rain on parts of the Chicago area overnight is expected to continue throughout the day, with flooding the big concern.
    After wreaking havoc on the morning commute, closing schools and prompting scattered evacuations, the massive storm that dumped upwards of a half-foot of rain on parts of the Chicago area overnight is expected to continue throughout the day, with flooding...

    Tags: National Weather Service, U.S. Army, Union Pacific Corporation, Disasters and Accidents, Emergency Incidents

    11. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Northwest police blotter: April 16

    The following items were taken from police reports.
    The following items were taken from police reports. Arlington Heights A green, 1995 Mercury Villager van parked and locked in a residential driveway in the 2400 block of South Cedar Glen was stolen between 11 p.m. April 13 and 6 a.m. April 14. A...

    Tags: Apple iPhone, Police Arrests, Arlington Heights, Car Tires, Google Inc.

    12. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Area residents brace for flooding

    Property owners in the Chicago area who have suffered through flooding in the past face the possibility for more of the same Thursday and Friday, as hard rains continue to pound saturated ground.
    Property owners in the Chicago area who have suffered through flooding in the past face the possibility for more of the same Thursday and Friday, as hard rains continue to pound saturated ground. Additional rounds of heavy thunderstorms could dump...

    Tags: National Weather Service, McHenry, Weather, Bodies of Water, Weather Reports

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