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Tom Skilling, WGN-TV chief meteorologist, appears weekdays on WGN Midday News, WGN Evening News and WGN News at Nine. He celebrated his 30th anniversary with WGN-TV in August 2008. Since 1997, Skilling has masterminded the weather page in the Chicago Tribune. In the city of Chicago and beyond, he has become the superman of meteorology: when in doubt, it is Tom that the city turns to when figuring out the mysteries of nature. WGN-TV received the 2005 Environmental Reporting Award from the Audubon Society, an accomplishment that is due to Tom's performance.
Tom's passion for weather, his graphics-packed presentations and tireless attempts to explain the weather, led to a daily column...
Tom's passion for weather, his graphics-packed presentations and tireless attempts to explain the weather, led to a daily column...
Tom Skilling, WGN-TV chief meteorologist, appears weekdays on WGN Midday News, WGN Evening News and WGN News at Nine. He celebrated his 30th anniversary with WGN-TV in August 2008. Since 1997, Skilling has masterminded the weather page in the Chicago Tribune. In the city of Chicago and beyond, he has become the superman of meteorology: when in doubt, it is Tom that the city turns to when figuring out the mysteries of nature. WGN-TV received the 2005 Environmental Reporting Award from the Audubon Society, an accomplishment that is due to Tom's performance.
Tom's passion for weather, his graphics-packed presentations and tireless attempts to explain the weather, led to a daily column and his own weather page in the Chicago Tribune and a weekly series on WGN News, "Ask Tom". Tom is a member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), the National Weather Association, and Sigma Chi. He serves on the AMS nominating committee and holds the AMS's Television Seal of Approval. In January 1995, Tom received an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois.
Tom's passion for weather, his graphics-packed presentations and tireless attempts to explain the weather, led to a daily column and his own weather page in the Chicago Tribune and a weekly series on WGN News, "Ask Tom". Tom is a member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), the National Weather Association, and Sigma Chi. He serves on the AMS nominating committee and holds the AMS's Television Seal of Approval. In January 1995, Tom received an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois.
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Subzero wind chills for first day of spring
It may seem more like an infernal equinox. When spring arrives at 6:02 a.m. Wednesday, it's likely some areas around Chicago will be wincing from wind chills below zero. And while temperatures will warm up as the week goes along, there are rumblings...
Tags: Weather, Weather Reports, National Weather Service, O'Hare International Airport, Snow Storms
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Stuff Chicagoans like
Change of SubjectBy Jessica Reynolds With all the recent news about Chicago’s shortcomings, let’s remind ourselves of what we love about this city. My list so far: -The lakefront -Portillo’s -The Sears Tower -Free concerts in Millennium Park -Strolling... -
Crowds throng downtown for St. Patrick's Day festivities
Chicago's St. Patrick's Day festivities brought thousands of people downtown today for the parade and the ritual dyeing of the Chicago river. A boat left a trail of lime green dye in the water about 10 a.m. as thousands "ooohed" in the frigid...
Tags: St. Patrick's Day, Holidays, Weather Reports, Weather, Limes
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Rain plus snow the right recipe for flooding
Rain, which is on the weather menu for Chicago today and tomorrow, and snow, which is on the ground through much of the area, will combine this weekend to create conditions that are ripe for localized flooding. Temperatures are expected to rise into...
Tags: Weather Reports, Weather, National Weather Service
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Rosenthal: Emerging world markets offer opportunities as well as cultural, ethical land mines
Here in Chicago, where locals intuitively know a wink and a nod might have as many different meanings as Tom Skilling has descriptions for precipitation, we should well understand the difficulties faced by companies looking to do business in emerging...Tags: Russia, Coca-Cola Co., Travel, Bribery, China
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Tracking a winter storm in Chicago
It may sound like a weather story is easy to cover, but determining how widespread the effects will be for an inconveniently-timed winter storm can be one of the most important deadline issues the Chicago Tribune tackles. The winter weather that...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Weather Reports, Weather, O'Hare International Airport, Air Transportation Delays
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Rain and wind to precede bitter cold and snow this week
Tribune reporterA soggy, windy start to the work week could be a prelude to bitter cold and accumulating snow. National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Bardou said rain will likely hit Chicago around noon Monday morning and stay until the evening. Some snow might...Tags: Weather, Weather Reports, National Weather Service, Chicago Weather
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Wind advisory extended into the evening
A wind advisory has been extended until 6 p.m. today for the Chicago area. WGN-TV meteorologist Tom Skilling said gusts of 60 mph were recorded at Midway Airport. That the strongest winds registered there "since a July 24, 2012 t-storm in which 65 mph...
Tags: Weather Reports, Weather, O'Hare International Airport, National Weather Service, Chicago Weather
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Streak of days without inch of snow finally over
Tribune reporterMore than an inch of snow fell on Chicago today, ending a streak that began 335 days ago. At 9:30 a.m., 1.1 inches of snow was recorded at O'Hare International Airport since midnight. That's the first day an inch or more of snow has fallen there since... -
Snow, high winds, messy commute -- but maybe a white Christmas too
A winter storm whipped by high winds is expected to hit the Chicago area just in time for the evening rush hour Thursday, dumping up to 4 inches here but maybe a foot or more in Wisconsin where a blizzard warning has been issued. But on the bright side...
Tags: Religious Festivals, Holidays, Weather Reports, Weather, Snow Storms
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Over the hump
Change of SubjectThis table says that statistically, historically, the so-far toothless winter 2012-2013 is on the wane. Sunday, the average daily temperature at O’Hare International Airport bottoms out at 23 degrees. Monday it ticks up to 24 degrees and begins a... -
When the Christmas spirit foundered in Chicago
Chicago Tribune reporterThey called him Captain Santa. For 25 years, he sailed fresh-cut trees from the northern tip of Lake Michigan to the southwest corner of the Clark Street bridge. For Chicagoans, his arrival meant one thing: Christmas was just around the corner. Capt....Tags: Religious Festivals, Holidays, Culture, Ceremonies, Arts and Culture
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