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Officials, Residents Keep Wary Eye on Kankakee River Among Ice Jams and Flooding
Life along the Kankakee River can cause stress for residents at any time of the year, but recent ice jams and rapid-snow melt led to an emergency evacuation in a suburban community on Tuesday.
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Officials, Residents Keep Wary Eye on Kankakee River Among Ice Jams and Flooding
Life along the Kankakee River can cause stress for residents at any time of the year, but recent ice jams and rapid-snow melt led to an emergency evacuation in a suburban community on Tuesday. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell has the story.
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Flood Warning Issued for Kankakee River
A flood warning was issued for the Kankakee River Saturday morning, impacting several Chicago-area suburbs.
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Rescue Workers Continue to Search for Man Who Fell Into Kankakee River Over Weekend
Police in Kankakee County are searching for a man who went missing after falling into the rain-swollen Kankakee River over the weekend.
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Locals Asked to Reach Into Wallets to Protect Kankakee River
In an effort to greatly expand the district charged with protecting the Kankakee River, a large percentage of county voters residing less than a mile from the river’s banks, will be asked to tax themselves. The citizen-initiated referendum, commonly called a back-door referendum, seeking approval for the tax — which would cost the owner of a $100,000 home an additional…
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Flood Warnings Issued as Chicago Area Kicks Off Wet Week
Flood Warnings were issued for numerous rivers in the Chicago area as a rainy Monday kicked off the start of what is expected to be a very wet week.
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Dad Charged in Sons' Drownings in Kankakee River Can Get Drug Treatment in Custody
A judge says the father of two Indiana boys who drowned in a river can get mental health and drug treatment while in custody, rather than be released to participate in a drug treatment program.
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Indiana Man Pleads Not Guilty in Sons' River Drownings
The father of two Indiana boys who drowned in a river has pleaded not guilty to two counts of neglect of a dependent resulting in death.
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Father in Custody After Children Die After Being Pulled From Kankakee River: Sheriff
A father is in custody after two young boys died as rescuers pulled them out of the Kankakee River in northwest Indiana Tuesday.
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Dad in Custody After Kids Pulled From Kankakee River: Cops
A father is in custody after two young boys died as rescuers pulled them out of the Kankakee River in northwest Indiana Tuesday. Sandra Torres reports.
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Marseilles Remains Under Evacuation Order as Flooding Woes Continue
Authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation of Marseilles, Illinois, Wednesday morning over flooding concerns.
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Shelters Open Amid Midwest Flooding as Rivers Keep Rising
Shelters are open to assist people forced from their homes by flooding as rivers swollen by heavy rain and melting snow rise in Indiana, Michigan and other parts of the Midwest.
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Chicago Area Could See Icy, Slick Roads Thursday Morning
Another bout of frigid precipitation could pelt the Chicago area overnight and into Thursday morning that could result in a icy spots on roads causing slick driving conditions.
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Rainfall Totals Across the Chicago Area, Northwest Indiana
Here’s a look at how much rainfall parts of the Chicago area saw.
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Officials Order Mandatory Evacuation of Marseilles Over Flooding Concerns
Authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation of Marseilles, Illinois, Wednesday morning over flooding concerns.
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Flooding Pummels Chicago's South Suburbs
Rainfall battered the Chicago area overnight and into Wednesday morning, with flooding impacting the south suburbs in particular – shutting down roads, closing schools and even prompting emergency rescues.
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Winter Weather Advisory Expands Over Most of Chicago Area
A Winter Weather Advisory was issued for most of the Chicago area Tuesday evening.
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These Are the Cook County Roads Closed Due to Flooding
Heavy rainfall hit the Chicago area overnight, snarling traffic and shutting down several roads across the region.
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Rainfall, Flooding Snarl Roads Ahead of Tuesday Morning Commute
Heavy rainfall hit the Chicago area overnight, snarling road conditions ahead of the morning commute early Tuesday.
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2 Charged With Concealing Death of Woman Found Along Kankakee River
Two men have been charged with concealing the death of a 24-year-old Chicago woman whose body was discovered last month along the shore of the Kankakee River in northwest suburban Wilmington.