Largest Earthquake Drill in Midwest History Set For Thursday

ShakeOut is a nine-state emergency readiness drill on Feb. 7.

  Governor Pat Quinn today called on every Illinois resident, school and business to particpate in what's being called the "largest earthquake drill in the history of the Midwest" on Thursday, Feb. 7, at 10:15 a.m. The third annual Great Central U.S. ShakeOut is a nine-state emergency preparedness drill designed to encourage residents to think about what to do before, during and after an earthquake. Participants can register for the drill online at www.shakeout.org/centralus and will receive valuable tips and information about earthquke preparedness. More than 410,000 Illinois residents are already registered for the drill, which will highlight Earthquake Preparedness Month in illinois.  "It only takes a minute to register online in the …

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Earthquake in Illinois? It Can Happen

Morton Grove Emergency Management Agency lets you know how to prepare.

More than 200 years ago, a series of major earthquakes struck the Mississippi River Valley along the New Madrid Seismic Zone. Recent events remind us that damaging earthquakes can happen at any time. With more than 40 million people living and working in the region today, a major earthquake would cause widespread damage and disruption. The New Madrid Seismic Zone stretches 150 miles southwest from Cairo, Illinois through New Madrid, Missouri into Northeastern Arkansas, crossing through five states. Four of the largest earthquakes in U.S. history, with magnitudes estimated to be as high as 8.0, occurred within a three month period between Dec. 16, 1811 and Feb. 7, 1812. This event released enough stored energy that it was able to change the…

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Book Review: 'Walking In Broken Shoes'

Area resident Susan Walsh's book recounts the medical missions she took to Haiti after its January 2010 earthquake.

Susan Walsh penned her first book "Walking in Broken Shoes" following last year's earthquake in Haiti. Written through Walsh’s eyes, the book takes a microscopic look at life in Haiti before and after the disaster. As Walsh, a nurse who lives in Glenview, and her team, a mix of volunteers and medical staff, leave a local clinic set to return home to the States, the ground rumbles and trees bend to their breaking point. Soon after, Walsh realizes they’ve just experienced an earthquake. Wasting no time, the team races back to the village to check on any injured residents. A young girl who was struck in the head when the side of a foothill came crashing down leads the medical team to Port-Au-Prince, where they ultimately save and serve …

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