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• The 7 Swing States That Will Determine the Election

  • Illinois
  • I-270

  • source: Bing / Newsweek
  • 3 views
  • Aug 14, 2024 2:01pm
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  These 'purple' states are about to get a flood of attention from both parties. Here's what to know about each. Read More

• Lake County Board approves extensive flood-mitigation plans; 'They helped me identify the ' biggest drainage problems'

  • Illinois
  • Barrington

  • source: Bing / Chicago Tribune
  • 3 views
  • Aug 14, 2024 08:07am
  The Board unanimously approved a joint resolution with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity on Aug. 13 in Waukegan for flood mitigation projects from Highland ... Read More

• United States saw the most tornadoes in July since 1997

  • Illinois
  • IL-180

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Aug 13, 2024 1:06pm
  The United States saw the highest number of July tornadoes since 1997, according to the NWS Storm Prediction Center. Read More

• Disaster declared in Cook County over July storms that spawned more than 40 tornadoes in 36 hours

  • Illinois
  • Lake Cook Rd

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Aug 13, 2024 10:43am
  Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle issued a disaster proclamation Monday for portions of Cook County in response to derecho storms that swept through the area July 14-15, bringing more than ... Read More

• Baseball history unpacked, August 12

  • Illinois
  • Hurst

  • source: Bing / SB Nation on MSN
  • 2 views
  • Aug 12, 2024 04:00am
  

  F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Ian's Happ-y birthday, Curt Flood loses, and other stories. The strike is ON. Read More

• Dee: Excessive IL rains stir conversation on preparedness

  • Illinois
  • Highway

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Aug 11, 2024 5:04pm
  SummaryThe Illinois State Water Survey says excess flooding is responsible for a long history of infrastructure and property loss in the state, and conditions could become worse. The University of Ill ... Read More

• Mariners activate star outfielder from 10-day injured list

  • Illinois
  • I-294

  • source: Bing / MLB Trade Rumors on MSN
  • 6 views
  • Aug 11, 2024 1:47pm
  294

  A collision with the outfield wall left him with a right high ankle sprain back on July 21, and he was placed on the IL a couple of days later. Read More

• Heavy rain from Debby spares flooding on Rockland County's Route 59

  • Illinois
  • 9n237-s-il-route-59

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Aug 10, 2024 05:51am
  Rockland County's Route 59 saw no flooding Friday evening despite the heavy rains from Tropical Depression Debby. News 12's Diane Caruso was checking out the conditions on Route 59 in West Nyack. Read More

• As major flooding events become more common in Chicago, a search for solutions

  • Illinois
  • Chicago

  • source: Bing / CBS News on MSN
  • 14 views
  • Aug 08, 2024 9:36pm
  

  Scott Lincoln, a hydrologist at the National Weather Service, has found that climate change is making extreme rain events more common in Chicago. He said July of 2023 was a particularly bad month for ... Read More

• McCook Lake: Progress made, relief amount uncertain

  • Illinois
  • E Lake Cook Rd

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Aug 08, 2024 8:15pm
  People are still cleaning up after flooding devastated McCook Lake in June, but improvements are starting to show. Immediately after the flooding that hit McCook Lake in June, no one could access ... Read More

• July storm set record with 32 tornadoes in Chicago area, weather service confirms

  • Illinois
  • Chicago

  • source: Bing / Chicago Sun-Times
  • 2 views
  • Aug 08, 2024 12:09pm
  

  The National Weather Service has confirmed at least 32 tornadoes touched down during the July 15 derecho, setting the record for most tornadoes reported in the Chicago area during a single storm. Read More

• 'It just rips your heart out' - Teddy bears, single shoes among debris from McCook Lake homes washed onto lake's island

  • Illinois
  • 2508 Lake Cook Rd

  • source: Bing
  • 6 views
  • Aug 07, 2024 8:03pm
  We've seen the damage left behind at McCook Lake. Homes collapsed, road washed away, cars flooded, but, what happened to the debris after all the floodwaters receded? Read More

• Ferrell Hospital to reopen Tues. following weekslong closure due to flooding

  • Illinois
  • Route 61

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Aug 05, 2024 9:44pm
  61

  Leaders at Ferrell Hospital announced they will be reopening on Tuesday after being closed for several weeks due to extensive flood damage. Read More

• Storms are getting worse. But some St. Louis-area residents still can't get flood insurance.

  • Illinois
  • Saint David

  • source: Bing / St. Louis Post-Dispatch
  • 2 views
  • Aug 05, 2024 10:45am
  

  Nashville, Illinois, was among the hardest-hit in the region, with some residents temporarily evacuated after a reservoir overtopped its dam near the edge of town. Read More

• Are tornadoes surging in Chicago area? Not quite, but reporting of them is, experts say

  • Illinois
  • IL-122

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Aug 05, 2024 10:09am
  Illinois' 122 tornadoes so far this year have surpassed last year's 118, and the Chicago area broke a record last month with 31 twisters in a single storm. Read More

• Why Do Trains Derail, And How Often Does It Happen?

  • Illinois
  • Mendon

  • source: Bing / SlashGear on MSN
  • 0 view
  • Aug 05, 2024 10:00am
  

  Are train derailments as dramatic as Hollywood depicts them? We investigate how often trains derail, why they derail, and the severity of derailments. Read More

• Hundreds evacuate 'imminent' dam failure in Nashville, Ill. Highways flood and close.

  • Illinois
  • I-64

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Aug 05, 2024 06:48am
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  Illinois, as authorities warned that a dam failure was "imminent." Major roadways to the south, north and east of Nashville - including an 11-mile stretch of Interstate 64 - have also closed ... Read More

• 30 years since Amtrak train derailed in Batavia

  • Illinois
  • Batavia
  • IL-59

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Aug 04, 2024 4:07pm
  BATAVIA, N.Y. - On Aug. 3, 1994, an Amtrak train was heading to Chicago from New York City. It was a warm morning when around 3:45 a.m., the train derailed in Batavia, injuring 108 passengers and 10 ... Read More

• Five St. Louis men arrested in Illinois human trafficking sting

  • Illinois
  • 179th St

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Aug 02, 2024 12:47pm
  In a two-day operation targeting human trafficking, Illinois State Police arrested five ... All five suspects hail from the St. Louis area. Deepak Chiluveru, 24, Tuan M. Huynh, 34, Leslie M. Read More