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Severe Thunderstorm Watch

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 719 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 525 PM CDT TUE AUG 2 2011 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 719 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IL . ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BOONE COOK DE KALB DUPAGE FORD GRUNDY IROQUOIS KANE KANKAKEE KENDALL LAKE LA SALLE LEE LIVINGSTON MCHENRY OGLE WILL WINNEBAGO More details arlingtoncardinal.com  Severe Thunderstorm Watch; Storms Approaching from Rockford  ...

Woman charged in distracted driving case on Route 53 near Rolling Meadows: Hits man's truck while he's changing tire, pins him to median barrier

arlingtoncardinal.com  Man serious to critical in three-vehicle crash on northbound Route 53 near Kirchoff Road  ...

Chicago-based architecture firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill designing world's tallest building "Kingdom Tower" in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

abclocal.go.com/wls  Proposed tower will be more than 1,000 meters, or 3,300 feet -- more than twice the heights of Willis Tower (Sears Tower)  ...

Outside gas main break, leak on Greenleaf near Randall Metals, Elk Grove Village

arlingtoncardinal.com  Crew working on water main apparently hit unmarked gas main, extensive dig to repair, prolonged operation  ...

Heat Advisory; Severe Thunderstorms Possible Tuesday

arlingtoncardinal.com  Risk of severe weather Tuesday evening  ...

Road Closures near Lollapalooza

Lollapalooza Street Closures: Balbo, and Jackson from Lake Shore Drive to Columbus until 12pm 8-Aug 2011.Expect additional traffic in the area.

Banks get tools to stop elder financial abuse; financial employees trained to recognize signs of trouble

chicagotribune.com  Signs of exploitation include sudden changes in accounts or banking practices; new names on bank signature cards; unauthorized use of ATM or credit cards and abrupt changes in financial documents  ...  state.il.us/aging  Illinois Department on Aging  ...

Salmonella poisoning: 7 in Illinois sick, 76 sick nationwide, 1 dead from undisclosed location

chicagotribune.com  Cultures of ground turkey from four retail locations between March 7 and June 27 showed salmonella contamination;  meat production company not identified yet  ...

Man arrested after he stabs three people in Southwest side Walgreens

chicagotribune.com  Man, in his 20s, walked into Walgreens in the5500 block of South Kedzie Ave and stabbed two female victims and one male; arrested  ...

Man, 19, dies after being pulled from Ohio Street Beach by Chicago FD rescuers

chicagotribune.com  Man found unresponsive in water by fire department rescuers about 30 minutes after female witness reported him in the water  ...

Woman injured by aluminum piece that fell off Joffrey Tower on State Street

chicagotribune.com  Woman hospitalized in serious-to-critical condition after being struck about 5:45 p.m. Monday in the 100 block of North State Street  ...

Unidentified man found beaten to death on front porch on South Champlain

chicagotribune.com  Man in his 30s found about 8:46 a.m. Monday on front porch of a possibly vacant building in the 7100 block of South Champlain  ...

Two air conditioners stolen from west suburban Riverside post office

chicagotribune.com  Thieves removed two industrial air conditioners bolted on concrete slabs at USPS facility at 45 E. Burlington Street  ...