2012 First Snowfall
Taken from wgn weather blog posted on December 19th, 2012 11:53 AM by Mike Hamernik Shortly after 10:30 this morning, the National Weather Service expanded the Winter Storm Watch to include the City of Chicago, most of northern Illinois, and portions of northwest Indiana. The Winter Storm Watch runs from Thursday afternoon through Thursday night. […]
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2012 Tire Amnesty
The famed inventor Charles Goodyear changed the world in 1839 when he accidentally dropped a mixture of India rubber and sulfur onto a hot stove and turned a flimsy gum into the sturdy stuff which today is the modern tire. But that same wonder material that has become a staple of modern society has become […]
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2012 Yard Waste Pick Up
Beginning April 9th, 2012, we will resume our yard waste program by picking up the kraft paper lawn and leaf bags. This service will continue through November 20th, 2012. In Late March and early April, we will deliver to every home 56 yard waste stickers. These stickers are to be used on yard waste bags […]
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2012-Spring
Bridge Replacement: As we wrote this article, we are in the early stages of submitting plans and permits for the replacement of the Briarwood Lane Bridge within the Plum Grove Estates Subdivision which crosses the Upper Reach of Salt Creek. The original was built in the 50’s and has […]
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2011-Fall
Road District: The Palatine Township Road District works hard to provide residents not only with great service but more importantly in a cost effective manner. We are in continued communication with your local municipality. As an example, we coordinate intergovernmntal agreements with the Villages of Palatine and Inverness. These agreements allow us to go beyond […]
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2011-09-13-Wildfire
Smoke from Minnesota wildfires caused quite a stir in Northern Cook and Lake Counties this afternoon. According to a Septemeber 13th Associated Press release, “The fire started August 18 with a lighting strike 20 miles from Ely, but only began spreading quickly this week in windy, dry conditions. The fire raced 16 miles east in a single […]
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2011-Summer
New Service Truck: Once again this year we used the extraordinary talents of our crew to assemble a utility box and rails for use on our service truck. Our crew painted and fastened the utility box to the vehicle as well as fabricated the utility rails which mount directly in the box. This service vehicle […]
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2011-Spring
Winter 2010-2011: This year started out just like the two previous years, with a cold and snowy December. We were busy keeping the roads clear for all of your Christmas celebrations. We were in the midst of our second year of a reduced salt diet to clear the roads of snow and ice. While using […]
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2011-Weather-July
The first day of July brought these omnious clouds to the Chicagoland area. However, over the next few weeks we received little to no rain and endured hot and humid days as seen in this graphic. Since June 22 we have only received 0.06″ of rain which caused moisture stress in the first layers of soil which turned […]
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2011-07-23-Weather-Deluge
Part of the “Ring of Fire” that engulfed much of the country, storms arrived here and packed a one-two punch. After many weeks of high heat, humidity and drought like conditions with only trace amounts of rainfall we received a barrage of precipitation that rivaled hurricane conditions. The last bit of rainfall we had was […]
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