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National Weather Service in Far, Remote Northern Michigan Took Over Warning Chicago as Illinois Forecasters Hunkered Down During Tornado Outbreak
The National Weather Service is the government agency we all rely upon for up-to-the-second information particularly in emergency situations like severe thunderstorms and tornado outbreaks. But what happens when NWS forecasters are in the line of fire for a storm? That was the situation facing the NWS office in Chicago last night (July 15, 2024) as a summer storm spawned a tornado outbreak across the region.
Union City Woman Cited for Leaving Dogs in Hot Car
A Union City woman was cited after two dogs were left in a hot car at Walmart. Police reports said Animal Control was called to the West Reelfoot Avenue location, where they observed two large dogs in a BMW with heat index values of 100 degrees. With the dogs panting...
VIDEO: 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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