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Illinois has seen less snow than usual this winter. But the state is still on pace to have more precipitation than in 2012. The U.S. Drought Monitor says…
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All counties in Illinois have now been designated as "primary disaster areas" due to drought. That's after the U.S. Department of Agriculture added…
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Illinois is seeing slightly cooler temperatures following last week's hundred-degree days. But state climatologist Jim Angel says it appears the end of…
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Governor Pat Quinn has asked for federal disaster designations for virtually all Illinois counties. His request comes amid one of the state's worst…
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Quinn tours drought-stricken Southern Illinois farmWith the warm spring, farmers were able to plant early and corn and soy seeds went in at a remarkable…
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More than two dozen Illinois counties have received disaster designations because of the ongoing drought. And the state’s stepping in to help deal with…
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The drought in southern Wisconsin has been officially declared severe, and all of Illinois is now officially in a drought … but there is one crop that…
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A large portion of northern Illinois was under a “red flag warning” Tuesday. But what does that mean? On Tuesday afternoon, WNIJ’s Susan Stephens called…
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Dust storms and fire danger alerts are not what you expect to hear in May in Illinois. But these are signs of a very dry spring. Last week, the U-S…