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Friday was the first time the city had seen a dust storm since May 10, 1934, which was during the first wave of the Dust Bowl ...
Some powerful storms hit Central Illinois late Tuesday afternoon. Heavy rain and even hail pelted the town of Paxton, ...
A rare dust storm swept in from the southwest and enveloped the Chicago metropolitan area Friday evening, darkening the sky ...
The National Weather Service said it was only the second time its Chicago office ever issued a dust storm warning.
Day turned to night in northwest Indiana and north-central Illinois on Friday as a rare dust storm shrouded the skies.
High caution readings were found on 23 days last summer with only four corresponding with sewer system overflows, water ...
A tall, imposing plume of agricultural sediment blew from central Illinois and over dry farmland to envelop Chicago, dropping visibility to near zero last week during a type of dust storm mostly ...
A cooler-than-average Memorial Day weekend is on tap for the Chicago area, but dry conditions and plenty of sunshine should ...
Now that the dust has settled, many are wondering just how and why such an out-of-the-ordinary weather phenomenon happened.
In the aftermath of the first dust storm since the 1934 Dust Bowl to hit Chicago, business is surging at car washes like ...
Chicago saw its first-ever Dust Storm Warning within the city limits Friday as high winds carried dust across most of the ...