Chicago Weather Alert: Metra Electric Line halts service in South Chicago due to high winds
According to a tweet from Metra Electric, service was halted near 79th Street in South Chicago due to high winds around 5 p.m.
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According to a tweet from Metra Electric, service was halted near 79th Street in South Chicago due to high winds around 5 p.m.
It made landfall over southwestern Florida as a major Category 4 hurricane and, while downgraded, was still packing a powerful punch overnight.
If you need air conditioning, these six centers are open to keep you cool during the heat.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely through the midevening hours.
A rare northern Michigan tornado tore through a small community, killing at least one person.
It's time to talk about tornadoes.
Severe weather caused damage in parts of the Chicago area Saturday night.
As strong storms cross the Chicago area, airlines are reporting flight cancellations and delays at O'Hare and Midway airports.
Severe storms passed through the Chicago area Saturday afternoon, leaving more than 900 ComEd customers without power.
It's a WEATHER ALERT day for the possibility of severe storms in the late afternoon.
Patchy rain tonight with lows in the low 50s. A Weather Alert will be in place for Saturday due to the threat of strong to severe thunderstorms.
This tornado was spotted Andover, Kansas, about 14 miles east of Wichita -- and it's part of the same system headed for our area on Saturday. CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has a check of your First Alert Weather.
Showers increase after midnight with moderate rain at times.
Damaging winds are the primary threat, but isolated tornadoes cannot be ruled out.
Portions of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama are under tornado watches until 11 p.m. local time Tuesday.
Severe storms passed through the Chicago area Saturday night leaving more than 22,000 ComEd customers without power.
Severe thunderstorms and isolated tornadoes are possible in the Chicago area.
Cleanup efforts were still underway Wednesday morning in Channahon, after heavy winds and rain took down power lines and trees across town on Tuesday.
Severe storms pounded for the Chicago area Tuesday night for the second night in a row, producing gusty and dangerous winds and torrential rain.
A preliminary total of seven tornadoes caused damage in Ogle, DeKalb, Lee, and Kane counties on Monday.
Severe storms spurred tornado warnings and brought tornadoes to the ground in some parts of the greater Chicago area late Monday.
The White Sox series opener against the Minnesota Twins set for Monday has been postponed due to rain.
Severe storms across the Chicago area especially difficult to deal with for west suburban Naperville and Woodridge, which were already hit hard last weekend when a tornado ripped through the area.
Severe weather was affecting traffic across the Chicago area Saturday afternoon as ponding water and downed trees brought traffic to a standstill in some places.
The remainder of the White Sox game against the Seattle Mariners at Guaranteed Rate Field has been called off for the day due to an extended forecast of rain.
An American Airlines flight from Miami landed at Chicago's O'Hare Airport with two flat tires.
A man was killed after a hit-and-run crash on Chicago's Southwest Side on Tuesday night.
The Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game set between the National League's top teams.
Chicago has come from behind in nine of its 20 wins. Kansas City has lost four of six following a five-game winning streak.
Per the policy, whoever finds the lost animal is advised to take it to the city shelter. Stray animals or surrenders will no longer be accepted at police stations in most cases.
President Trump said Americans' financial situation isn't motivating him to make a deal, "Not even a little bit," and that he is only focused on preventing Iran from getting nuclear weapons.
A month after Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoed an attempt to halt any future scheduled pay hikes for tipped workers in Chicago, the City Council advanced a compromise to instead pause those raises for two years.
The operator of the Dali, a container ship that lost power and slammed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2024, killing six people, is facing federal charges.
Democratic National Committee officials visited Chicago on Monday as the city made its official bid to host the party's 2028 convention – a rare move after having just hosted the event in 2024.
A nonprofit group is suing to block the Trump administration's blue resurfacing of the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
The largest U.S. health insurer said it will eliminate approval requirements for some treatments, including select outpatient surgeries and other procedures.
Thirty years ago, Advocate Children's Hospital created a specialized team to transport the smallest patients to get life-saving care. On the anniversary of the Neonatal Pediatric Transport Team, they unveiled some a new ambulance.
U.S. prosecutors allege a man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to scam a Mexican billionaire out of $450 million.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Holiday Club in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood will soon be going out of business, as the building that houses the popular bar is set to be torn down.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Lincolnwood Village Board approved a pre-development agreement with the mall, providing a roadmap with the property owner for further preparations and government approvals for redevelopment.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season went on sale Thursday morning.
An American Airlines flight from Miami landed at Chicago's O'Hare Airport with two flat tires. Passengers told CBS News Chicago they were flying from Miami and had to wait almost two hours to get off the plane.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.
A man was killed after a hit-and-run crash on Chicago's Southwest Side on Tuesday night.
Stray animals or surrenders will no longer be accepted at police stations in most cases, and neighborhood rescues are no longer an option for officers.
They say drinking beer increases body temperature, the amount of carbon dioxide we exhale, and changes body odor. All those things can make you more attractive to mosquitoes.
A man was killed after a hit-and-run crash on Chicago's Southwest Side on Tuesday night.
The Illinois Department of Public Health said it is investigating a potential case of hantavirus in an Illinois resident, that they said is not linked to the deadly cruise ship outbreak.
While most efforts to combat domestic violence focus on victims, survivors and breakdowns in systems meant to protect them, one Cook County program is shifting the work to the abusers and breaking the cycle of violence.
An American Airlines flight from Miami landed at Chicago's O'Hare Airport with two flat tires.
Per the policy, whoever finds the lost animal is advised to take it to the city shelter. Stray animals or surrenders will no longer be accepted at police stations in most cases.
People in Lincoln Park and Lakeview have rallied against a plan to build a new industrial ComEd electrical substation in their neighborhoods, pushing local and state leaders to get involved.
Monday marks one year since Illinois enacted Karina's Law — legislation aimed at taking firearms out of the hands of people accused of domestic abuse.
Tenants at a South Shore apartment building said they've noticed their rent fluctuating by hundreds of dollars a month due to a change in how their utility billing system is set up.
A man from the Chicago suburbs lost $69,000 of his savings to a scam by a thief using an AI-generated U.S. Marshals badge to intimidate him.
Illinois lawmakers are trying to decide what should happen when artificial intelligence leads to serious destruction or even death, and two of the most influential AI companies in the world are backing opposing state bills trying to answer that question.
The Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game set between the National League's top teams.
Chicago has come from behind in nine of its 20 wins. Kansas City has lost four of six following a five-game winning streak.
One of the best high school softball pitchers in the state takes the mound of a small school just south of Chicago.
It's on to the Grand Rapids Griffins, a team Wolves' head coach Spiros Anastas used to work for.
It's been quite a week for Bryson Graham—being hired as the new executive VP of basketball operations on Monday, to landing the No. 4 overall pick in the draft.
One person was killed and two others were seriously wounded in a shooting late Friday morning in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
Police across Chicago and the northern suburbs were investigating a string of overnight smash-and-grab burglaries targeting businesses.
A teenager has been charged with shooting and killing his father inside their home in southwest suburban Oak Lawn following an argument on Monday.
The Mexican navy helped rescue shipwrecked sailors and retrieve bales of illicit drugs that had been dumped into the ocean.
A man was killed on Tuesday night in a shooting less than a block from an elementary school in the West Englewood neighborhood.
