Will Outdoor Recreation Save Appalachia? Smokestack-chasing is out. A diversified economy based on environmental protection is in. But will it work? Reason · Feb 10, 2024
More than 80,000 ComEd customers without power after icy storm knocks down trees, power lines across Chicago area Most of the outages were reported in Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, McHenry, Winnebago and Boone counties, according to a ComEd outage map. At the height of the storm Wednesday night, more than 100,000 customers were without power. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 23, 2023
Tornado touches down in Kendall, Kane counties, meteorologists confirm The tornado downed trees, snapped a power pole and damaged a barn’s roof, according to the National Weather Service. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 6, 2022
In search of Pennsylvania’s coldest places in the dog days of summer PHILADELPHIA — In the midst of a brutal heat wave last month, my family went camping in tents and sleeping bags. We gathered around fire too. We do this for fun. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 29, 2022
Partisan balance of Illinois Supreme Court in play in races for seats once held by Kilbride and Thomas Four Republicans and three Democrats are vying for the seat previously held for two decades by retired Justice (and former Chicago Bear) Bob Thomas in the 2nd District, which was redrawn to cover a large part of northeastern Illinois, including DeKalb, Kendall, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 9, 2022
Winter weather advisory for Thursday afternoon, early Friday. Up to 5 inches of snow, possibly freezing drizzle The advisory covers Cook, Will, DuPage, Kendall, Kane, Grundy, DeKalb and Ogle counties from noon Thursday until 6 a.m. Friday. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 24, 2022