Windblown dirt from Illinois farm fields caused Illinois dust storm, expert explains
Now that the dust has settled, many are wondering just how and why such an out-of-the-ordinary weather phenomenon happened.
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Now that the dust has settled, many are wondering just how and why such an out-of-the-ordinary weather phenomenon happened.
The dust that hit Chicago was windblown from farm fields in Central Illinois. Charlie De Mar talked with an expert.
A fast-moving dust storm swept across the Chicago area Friday evening, creating an eerie sight as a thick haze quickly blanketed the region.
A fast-moving dust storm swept across the Chicago area Friday evening, creating an eerie sight as a thick haze quickly blanketed the region, prompting a first-ever dust storm warning in the city.
The National Weather Service said it was only the second time its Chicago office ever issued a dust storm warning.
A literal wall of dust quickly dropped visibility to zero for much of the Chicago area as a gusty storm blew through Friday night. See how quickly parts of the Chiacgo area were shrouded in gray haze.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist reports visibility could quickly drop to zero in some parts of the Chicago area on Friday evening, as a fast-moving dust storm blows through.
A Barrington native on her way back to visit family said it's a miracle she and her partner survived being caught in a Kansas dust storm highway pileup involving more than 70 vehicles.
A Barrington native on her way back to visit family said it's a miracle she and her partner survived being caught in a Kansas dust storm pileup crash involving more than 70 vehicles on I-70.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported Saturday that eight people died in an interstate pile-up after a dust storm caused a 55-car pile-up.
The dust storm comes about a year after another dust storm along I-55 caused a massive pileup crash south of Springfield, killing eight people.
Ruth Rau, 81, was a passenger in a car that crashed on the interstate in Montgomery County during the May 1 storm.
Loved ones remembered a central Illinois couple who died in the dust storm pileup earlier this week on Interstate 55 at their funeral service on Friday. Michael Zinchuk was born in Chicago, but he and his wife Amy called Champaign home. They were married for 30 years and leave behind three children.
Seven people died in the resulting 72-vheicle pile-up Monday, and nearly 40 were injured.
We have heard from farmers who call the crash tragically disappointing – especially since they believe there are better ways of farming. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
And after dust came in like vapor on Monday, a patch of ash was left behind a day later where a cloud of destruction once was. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports from downstate Divernon.
A large stretch of Interstate 55 south of Springfield is again closed the day after a dust storm caused a massive pileup of dozens of vehicles and six deaths.
As crews removed the mangled cars from I-55, many of them were brought to a field – and the damage was clearly very severe. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Blowing dust caused a pileup of crashes involving up to 80 vehicles and six fatalities along a stretch of Interstate 55 south of Springfield on Monday. As a result, a large stretch of the highway spanning two counties is expected to be closed until Tuesday afternoon.
Blowing dust caused a pileup of crashes involving up to 80 vehicles and six fatalities along a stretch of Interstate 55 south of Springfield on Monday. As a result, a large stretch of the highway spanning two counties is expected to be closed until Tuesday afternoon.
Blowing dust caused a pileup of crashes involving up to 80 vehicles and multiple fatalities along a stretch of Interstate 55 south of Springfield on Monday. As a result, a large stretch of the highway spanning two counties is expected to be closed until Tuesday afternoon.
Blowing dust caused a pileup of crashes involving up to 80 vehicles and multiple fatalities along a stretch of Interstate 55 south of Springfield on Monday. As a result, a large stretch of the highway spanning two counties is expected to be closed until Tuesday afternoon.
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A new $48 million wellness center opened Thursday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The goal is to improve the health and quality of life for people on the West Side of Chicago.
La Rabida Children's Hospital went all out for Earth Day on Wednesday, with volunteer cleanup efforts by staffers and activities for patients and families.
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Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
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The new mayor of south suburban Dolton celebrated his first year in office this week. Mayor Jason House took office last May after easily defeating his headline-grabbing, embattled predecessor, Tiffany Henyard, in 2025's municipal elections.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
It's not easy to go through and not easy to talk about, but at some point in our lives, we all have to deal with grief, and a woman who grew up in Chicago's northwest suburbs is using her experience to help others.
The new mayor of south suburban Dolton celebrated his first year in office this week. Mayor Jason House took office last May after easily defeating the headline-grabbing, embattled Tiffany Henyard in 2025's municipal elections.
A student at Christ the King Jesuit College Prep and a rideshare driver were killed in a shooting on Thursday night in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago.
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The new mayor of south suburban Dolton celebrated his first year in office this week. Mayor Jason House took office last May after easily defeating his headline-grabbing, embattled predecessor, Tiffany Henyard, in 2025's municipal elections.
It's not easy to go through and not easy to talk about, but at some point in our lives, we all have to deal with grief, and a woman who grew up in Chicago's northwest suburbs is using her experience to help others.
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