Javid Jenkins
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“We’re built for snow. We’re built for cold. We’re not built for this.”
Javid Jenkins · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-13
Jenkins said the Chicago area is built for snow and cold but not for the severe storms that hit the region.
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Associated Press
“No power. It was very scary. We were down in the basement,”
Javid Jenkins · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-13
Jenkins, a 54-year-old resident of Homewood, a Chicago suburb, described the experience of being without power during the storms.
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Associated Press