Large tree uprooted in Bartlett after severe storms across northwest suburbs
CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez was on the scene near Army Trail Road and Petersdorf Road in Bartlett where a large tree was uprooted and blocking part of the roadway near a home.
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CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez was on the scene near Army Trail Road and Petersdorf Road in Bartlett where a large tree was uprooted and blocking part of the roadway near a home.
Chopper 2 was over the scene in Elgin where the evidence of a tornado track was visible in a field.
It's been a surreal day in the Chicago area after several tornados touched down, uprooted trees, and ripped the roofs off buildings. CBS 2's Chris Tye was in Elgin where two tornados touched down. He spoke to residents cleaning up after a stressful night.
Chopper 2 was over the scene in Countryside where residents have been cleaning up after a tornado touched down and caused significant damage in the area.
Residents in Chicago's northwest suburbs are cleaning up after multiple tornados touched down in the area. Chopper 2 was over the scene in Huntley.
It's been a surreal day in the Chicago area after several tornados touched down, uprooted trees, and ripped the roofs off buildings. CBS 2's Chris Tye was in Elgin and spoke to residents cleaning up after a stressful night.
Several homes in northwest suburban Elgin were damaged after a tornado appeared to rip through the community.
Several homes in northwest suburban Elgin were damaged after a tornado appeared to rip through the community. Chopper 2 and Kris Habermehl were over a neighborhood in Elgin where a tornado caused extensive damage to several homes Wednesday night.
Chopper 2 and Kris Habermehl were over a neighborhood in Elgin where a tornado caused extensive damage to several homes Wednesday night. The homes appeared to have sustained significant structural damage. Several emergency response agencies were in the area around Stoney Creek Drive. Learn more about the widespread damage.
Check out the major damage in one neighborhood in southwest suburban Countryside where storms ripped through, downing trees and taking the roof off of one home.
CBS 2's Jermont Terry was in southwest suburban Lyons where a storm ripped through, causing debris to fall and powerlines to be downed with started a fire.
CBS 2 photojournalist Scott Placko captured the aftermath of the storm damage on south suburban Hodgkins on Wednesday as much of the Chicago area was under tornado warnings.
Just into the newsroom, a massive tornado was spotted in Campton Hills, a suburb in Kane County west of Chicago. Several tornado warnings were issued across the Chicago area Wednesday evening. Learn more: CBS 2 has live updates on this storm.
Flossmoor is no stranger to heavy rain, especially this summer, but in a town where the infrastructure is more than 100 years old, local leaders are working to prevent a tough situation from becoming worse.
Flossmoor is no stranger to heavy rain, especially this summer, but in a town where the infrastructure is more than 100 years old, local leaders are working to prevent a tough situation from becoming worse.
The goal is to make the site easier to navigate and allow users to access services remotely.
"My two sisters, my mom, and I are sleeping on the floor and we just need help, and I know most families also need help."
A boil water order has been lifted in the northwest suburbs. Officials first started telling people to boil their water back on July 2. It affected people in Hawthorn Woods and Forest Lake.
While Northwestern University leaders remained quiet on Tuesday, one Illinois lawmaker was voicing his support for stronger anti-hazing laws. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey dug into the proposed College Athlete Bill of Rights.
A 37-year-old man was charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a boy at a suburban Franklin Park birthday party last Saturday.
A teenager is facing charges in connection with a shooting of a woman at a graduation party last Saturday in far southwest suburban Morris.
Specialist Dimock was killed by a non-combat explosion in Afghanistan in 2010.
"The arts are alive and thriving here. That's really what brings us here."
Two former ComEd officials convicted in a bribery scheme are asking for an acquittal. Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and former ComEd VP John Hooker filed post-trial motions requesting a new trail or an acquittal based on a lack of evidence.
Those living in areas like Carbondale, Cairo, and East St. Louis will have 618 and 730 area codes.
