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Chicago Street Sweeping Season Begins
The orange signs that mark the end of the frigid winter and the start of Chicago’s annual street sweeping season are starting to crop up along city thoroughfares this week.
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264 Vehicles Towed First Night of Winter Parking Ban
Nearly 300 vehicles have been towed for violations since the city’s winter parking ban took effect 3 a.m. Saturday, according to the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation.
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Winter Overnight Parking Ban Begins Saturday
Saturday, Dec. 1 marks the start of Chicago’s overnight winter parking ban.
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Falling Ice Smashes Windshields, Sends Pedestrians Running for Cover
Video shows the scene as chunks of ice fall from the Willis Tower and former John Hancock Center, breaking windshields and sending pedestrians on sidewalks fleeing.
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Winter Storm Pounding Midwest Blamed for 2 Deaths
A winter storm pounding the Midwest caused at least two deaths Friday, authorities said, while closing schools and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights. Snow-related crashed snarled highways across southern Michigan, with one person killed when a semitrailer struck the rear of a car stopped in traffic on U.S. 23 near Flint, police said. A Michigan State Police trooper...