PHOTOS: Residents Clean Up After Devastating Tornadoes West Of Chicago
Tornadoes swept through Chicago’s western suburbs on Sunday, damaging homes, knocking down trees and injuring multiple people.
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A Strawberry Moon Will Rise This Thursday — No, It Won’t Be Red Or Pink
Its name has ties to strawberry picking season, and when Thursday’s strawberry moon appears above the horizon, the marginal supermoon will look large and gold.
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Suburbs In Recovery After EF-3 Tornado Hits Chicago Area
At least eight people were injured and more than 100 homes were damaged after a tornado hit Chicago’s suburbs late Sunday.
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Art Exhibition Highlights How Climate Change Impacts Chicago’s South Side
The exhibition, “Third Coast Disrupted: Scientists and Artists on Climate,” is on display at the Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods.
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Nursing Home Deaths Were Up 32% In 2020, Watchdog Finds
Investigators say there were more than 169,000 additional deaths last year among Medicare recipients in nursing homes as COVID-19 spread through facilities.
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White House Says The U.S. Will Narrowly Miss Its Vaccination Goal
President Biden set a goal of 70% of U.S. adults fully vaccinated by July 4. The White House is acknowledging Tuesday that it will likely come up short of that.
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Delta Variant Of The Coronavirus Could Dominate In U.S. Within Weeks
More contagious than other variants, and maybe more likely to cause severe disease, Delta is spreading so fast it could cause yet another U.S. surge this summer or fall, according to new research.
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Chicago Suburbs Hit By Tornado, Flattening Several Houses
Sunday night’s tornado damaged more than a hundred homes in southwest suburban Naperville, Woodridge and Darien.
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Tornado Sweeps Through Suburban Chicago
The storm hit Naperville and Woodridge late Sunday, damaging homes, toppling trees, knocking out power and causing some injuries.
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A Nooks-And-Crannies Field Guide To Chicago Plants
These ten tenacious plants grow everywhere from railroad tracks to sidewalk cracks. Three experts explain how they survive city life.
