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Head on down to “Hadestown”
“It’s an old tale from way back when.” A story about a young girl—Eurydice—cold, hungry and looking for a better life. And along the way she encounters a young man—Orphes—a song writer who vows to be the man who marries her. The story of...
Over 100,000 ComEd customers remain without power after tornado outbreak in Chicago area
Over 102,000 ComEd customers remain without power Monday evening on the heels of a tornado outbreak across the Chicago area, with the National Weather Service reporting 17 confirmed tornadoes in northern Illinois and northwest Indiana on July 14-15. Well over 60,000 customers remain without power in Cook County, with over...
Illinois, This Is How Long Your Food Can Last In The Fridge Without Power
Monday night's storms brought strong winds and thousands of power outages. For many parts of the Quad Cities, stoplights are out and power companies are working hard to restore power to those affected by what has been classified as a derecho. It was a nasty, eventful Monday night. MidAmerican says that they expect to have most Quad Cities outages restored by 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17th and all restored by 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Illinois Man Using Dating Sites To Rob People At Gunpoint, Police Warn
If dating sites weren't unnerving enough, it's getting worse in Illinois. It's one thing to be a serial dater and just go on dates with seemingly everyone. It's another to be a serial problematic "dater" like this dude. NBC Chicago reports that police are warning the public against a guy...
Derecho blows through Iowa, Illinois Monday evening
MOLINE, Ill. — People across the Quad Cities region are picking up the pieces after what has been confirmed a derecho blew through the area Monday night. The system produced at least three tornadoes, with wind speeds equivalent to that of a category two hurricane. Wind speeds exceeded 70...
Illinois dam fails, residents told to evacuate area
Thunderstorms with heavy rains and tornadoes rattled the Chicago area and elsewhere in the Midwest, overtopping a dam Tuesday in southern Illinois, cutting power to hundreds of thousands, and even sending weather forecasters scrambling for safety. A woman in Indiana died after a tree fell onto a home.
Tied at 21: Illinois, Louisiana, Utah
Hurricane Mills, TN Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship (Loretta Lynn's)Amateur National Motocross Championship. We’re starting to get into the powerhouse states for amateur motocross in America in the Scott Sports Countdown to the 2024 Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch. Each day we’re tracking the titles that each state (and some countries and U.S. territories) has won at the ranch since 1982, the first year of the big race being held in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. (And here’s a nod to the pre-Loretta Lynn’s Champions who raced the old AMA Youth and Amateur Nationals, from 1974-’81. We are working on a Vault for those results as well.)
Damage assessed after storm complex sweeps parts of the Midwest; Pattern change here brings cooler and comfortable conditions
FEELS COOLER Clouds have arrived Tuesday afternoon, but we remain rain/storm free. The reduction in temperatures &and humidity Tuesday are welcome despite still being warm and sticky. It felt as much as 20° cooler than Monday (2nd image below) when heat index was well over 100°. STORM CLEAN UP UNDERWAY We faired very well despite […]
Illinois Republicans decry Biden’s border policies, Chicago crime
(The Center Square) – Illinois Republicans are making the case for more public safety in the Land of Lincoln while attending the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Tuesday’s theme at the RNC was “Make America Safe Again.” Earlier in the day, Illinois Republicans gathered for their breakfast off site. U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Hindsboro, said the Biden administration’s open border is allowing crime, drugs, human trafficking and terrorists in. ...
Illinois quick hits: ComEd works to restore power after storms;
ComEd says 3,000 workers out restoring power At least 3,000 utility workers were out Tuesday, helping ComEd restore power to hundreds of thousands of customers in the dark after Monday night’s massive storms. At the height of the outage, officials said 430,000 customers were in the dark, with each customer potentially a household or business. Ameren Illinois said that it projects about 80% of customers impacted by Monday storms will be restored by 10 p.m. on Wednesday. Some of the challenges crews were tackling include...
The Rundown: Power outages continue after last night’s storm
Good afternoon! Chicago Animal Care and Control is waiving adoption fees this month — and my cats are glad my building has a two-pet limit so I can’t bring any more home. Here’s what you need to know today. Chicago-area residents are cleaning up after a stormy...
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