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| Weather Phenomena: Storm and Tornado ScienceIllinois prairies are prone to tornadoes and thunderstorms. The following sites pull
data collected by the Storm Prediction Center run by the National Weather Service:
-- From Storm Prediction Center Last update: 09/02/17 | 

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| Weather Phenomena: Flood in IllinoisThe rain comes down, the water rises up, and flood flashes warning.
Unless you live in an Illinois flood zone, you may not know where they are:
To know more about flood:
-- From Illinois Flood Maps Last update: 09/02/17 | 

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| Weather Phenomena: Chicago Weather AveragesLooking for some trivia question for your party? Here are the averages for
temperature, precipitation, snow fall, sunshine, humidity, wind and storms
frequencies for Chicago in the month of
-- From Current Results Publishing Last update: 09/01/17 | 

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Local Observatories |
| Local Observatories: Dearborn ObservatoryLocated in Evanston by the lake, this observatory is open for public observing with the historic 18.5" refracting telescope every Friday night. -- From Northwestern University Last update: 09/02/17 | 

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| Local Observatories: Doane ObservatoryLocated 190 feet above Lake Geneva, WI,
The modern telescope allows views of the heavens from downtown Chicago,
through all the light pollution from the city street lights. -- From Adler Planetarium Last update: 09/02/17 | 

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| Local Observatories: University of Illinois ObservatoryBuilt in 1896, the observatory was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989.
The observatory still contains a 12" Brashear refractor, although it is not used for professional research. -- From University of Illinois Last update: 09/02/17 | 

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| Local Observatories: Yerkes ObservatoryLocated 190 feet above Lake Geneva, WI, Yerkes Observatory is a research branch of the
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the University of Chicago. This department
also supports the Ryerson Astronomical Society
which maintains a 100-year telescope. -- From University of Chicago Last update: 09/02/17 | 

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| Local Observatories: Clear Sky Clocks in IllinoisFor amateur astronomers, the Clear Sky Clocks can
" forecast clear skies for specific locations for up to two days". -- From ClearDarkSky Last update: 09/02/17 | 

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