Josie Beecher-Crotty, Elgin’s communications and engagement manager, said the sirens activate automatically when the NWS issues a severe weather warning within the city’s geographic area.
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Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
Some local governments also sound tornado sirens to alert residents when forecasters issue tornado warnings.
Sarah Snook cartwheeled through 26 roles — from the beautiful and doomed protagonist to his oily, eloquent corruptor, Lord Henry, to the tragically self-sabotaging actress Sibyl Vane — without, seemingly, losing her breath or putting a single curl on Dorian’s golden head out of place.
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