Tornado touchdowns reported in Kankakee County, NW Indiana
Emergency crews are assessing damage after a tornado touched down, damaging homes in Kankakee, Illinois, amid an outbreak of severe weather.
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Emergency crews are assessing damage after a tornado touched down, damaging homes in Kankakee, Illinois, amid an outbreak of severe weather.
The district said the closures are due to "widespread storm impacts, including power outages and damage."
Severe storm activity, including tornadoes and thunderstorms, left grapefruit-sized hail and damaged vehicles, homes, and businesses. Here's a look at the damage through the eyes of CBS Chicago viewers.
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Witnesses at the scene reported that Arreola hit the rooster multiple times while trying to place the rooster into a shopping cart.
A couple from Fox Lake, Illinois, has been charged with abusing an 11-year-old boy for years and telling him he deserved it.
The Cook County Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications said they're preparing for Tuesday's storms.
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Top Illinois Democrats are urging people who vote by mail to return their ballots now.
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The Will County Sheriff's Office responded to a call of a person in the roadway just after 6 p.m. on Friday on 159th Avenue between Gougar and Cedar Roads.
No injuries were reported, but some residents were taken into ambulances to stay warm.
The flash flooding left some drivers stranded in the south Chicago suburbs overnight.
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Capital One is laying off more than 1,100 workers at the former Discover headquarters in north suburban Riverwoods.
A pilot was killed after a plane crash in north suburban Deerfield, Illinois, on Wednesday night.
A truck hanging on the edge of an Eisenhower Expressway bridge in Elmhurst, Illinois, caused significant closures on Thursday morning.
A pilot was killed after a plane crash near townhomes in north suburban Deerfield, Illinois, on Wednesday night.
A truck hanging on the edge of an Eisenhower Expressway bridge in Elmhurst, Illinois, is causing significant closures on Thursday morning.
DNA experts have solved the mystery of an Illinois man who went missing nearly 50 years ago.
