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The setup for the storm is “somewhat similar,” though “not quite as conducive” for tornadoes as the storm the area was ravaged by March 10, according to Mark Ratzer, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
Illinois has nearly 1.5 million lead service lines. A new report estimates replacing the unsafe pipes has the potential to create 90,000 jobs.
The zoo’s 20-year-old eastern black rhino Kapuki gave birth to a female calf Thursday. Only about 1,000 eastern black rhinos remain in the wild. About 98% of the population was wiped out between 1960 and 1995, through poaching and loss of habitat. That’s the largest decline among the five surviving species of rhinoceros.
Friday will bring sunny skies and high temperatures forecast to reach 65 degrees on Saturday and 60 on Sunday, according to the weather service.
The company said the union must accept its Tuesday contract proposal in order to end the lockout.
State troopers responded to at least 162 property damage crashes, 21 crashes involving injuries and 101 calls for assistance between midnight and noon Monday, according to Illinois state police.
Rain doused South Side Irish parade-goers before festivities kicked off Sunday afternoon but didn’t deter those donning shades of green in the pursuit of bagpipe music and free candy.
Showers and thunderstorms, potentially severe, are expected Sunday afternoon before the rain turns to sleet overnight, according to the National Weather Service.
Wind gusts at O’Hare and Midway airports peaked above 50 mph, the National Weather Service said.
Pritzker wants funds flowing for Great Lakes carp plan after Trump heaps praise on project he paused
Despite the Trump administration pausing the project in December, the president recently said “only Trump” can save the Great Lakes from invasive Asian carp and urged governors to “join in on the fight.”
A meteorologist at Northern Illinois University explains how hailstorms form and whether Chicagoans should expect more giant chunks of hail in future storms.
At least 30 homes were destroyed and 500 buildings were impacted by the EF-3 tornado that barreled through Kankakee County Tuesday night, officials said.
Powerful storms brought tornadoes to Indiana and Illinois this week, with large hail and severe rain striking south of Chicago. Here’s what you need to know when this kind of weather hits.
The high winds come after powerful supercell thunderstorms produced tornadoes Tuesday in Kankakee County and parts of Northwest Indiana.
In Kankakee, hail 3 to 5 inches in diameter fell, with one hailstone measuring at 6 inches and possibly setting an Illinois record for the largest hailstone, according to the National Weather Service.
Kankakee County Sheriff Mike Downey said no injuries or deaths had been reported yet, though first responders were still checking for victims and assessing damage.
Monday’s high was 73 degrees. The last record high for March 9 was 69 in 2014.
Thunderstorms, expected on and off all day long, caused delays and cancellations at O’Hare, where temperatures may reach about 70 degrees, officials said.
A dense fog advisory was in effect until 3 p.m. for the Chicago area with foggy conditions along the shoreline lingering into Thursday night, according to the National Weather Service.
As climate change intensifies wildfires and other extreme weather events, demand for native seeds is surging.