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Sunday, October 28, 2012

Hurricane Sandy Will Keep Chicago Cold This Week

Northern Illinois' weather will be affected by Hurricane Sandy as it hits the East Coast, keeping the cold Canadian air from leaving the Midwest, says the National Weather Service

Hurricane Sandy is expected to slam into the East Coast late Monday or early Tuesday, and the storm could batter a region that's home to 50 million people with 4-to-11-foot waves, 75-mph winds, a foot of rain and even snow in some states. Northern Illinois will be affected, too, says the National Weather Service as it tracks the path of Hurricane Sandy. The cooler air over the Chicago area, courtesy of a large Canadian high pressure system, will likely stay through the middle of next week, its escape blocked by Sandy. Track the Path of Hurricane Sandy via the National Hurricane Center.  "As Sandy moves north to our latitude and slows, it will halt the west-to-east progress of high and low pressures across the Midwest and western Great …

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Rep. McAsey Calls Public Water Agency a Good Thing

Legislator who represents Bolingbrook in the Illinois House says Senate Bill 83 will help control water rates for area residents.

In Bolingbrook for a small town hall meeting, State Rep. Emily McAsey, D-Lockport, said the village's attempt to create its own water company would be a good thing for area residents. McAsey said she has met with—and will continue to talk to—Gov. Pat Quinn's staff regarding Senate Bill 83, which currently sits on Quinn's desk awaiting signature. The bill will allow Bolingbrook, Home Glen, Lemont, Romeoville and Woodridge to take on Illinois American Water and likely use eminent domain to try and overtake an IAW pipeline that carries Lake Michigan water from Bedford Park to the west suburbs. State lawmakers passed the measure May 30. Last year Illinois American Water received approval for a $41 million rate increase from the Illinois …

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Rhonda R

11:29 pm on Thursday, July 21, 2011

Because DuPage Water Commission did. DWC is an independent water agency, very similar to what Bolingbrook is trying to create. Try researching it on your own. There's a ton of articles on DWC.   more ›

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