Beach Hazards Statement — Beach Hazards Statement issued August 1 at 3:43PM CDT until August 3 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Flood Watch — Flood Watch issued August 1 at 10:22AM CDT until August 1 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Flood Advisory — Flood Advisory issued August 1 at 4:01PM CDT until August 1 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Flood Advisory — Flood Advisory issued August 1 at 3:11PM CDT until August 1 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Flood Advisory — Flood Advisory issued August 1 at 2:49PM CDT until August 1 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Flood Warning — Flood Warning issued August 1 at 2:44PM CDT until August 2 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
This Afternoon
71°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms49% precip
Tonight
67°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy39% precip
Sunday
74°F
Partly Sunny8% precip
Sunday Night
62°F
Partly Cloudy
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FOX59
July 21
Storm chances around before significant cool down
Off to a warm and humid start this Tuesday morning, as temperatures hover in the middle 70s, while winds remain light. We continue to monitor storm chances around Chicago and northern Indiana this morning and through the early afternoon. Not much on the radar yet (as of 5 a.m.),…
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Des Plaines by the numbers
Population
58,179Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 14.24 sq mi (36.88 km²), 0.15 sq mi water
- Median age
- 42.3
- Households
- 22,537
- Persons per household
- 2.6
- Median household income
- $97,875
- Median house value
- $335,600
Municipal office
- Office
- FIN. OFFICER/TREAS.
- Address
- 1420 MINER ST, DES PLAINES, IL 60016