Downed trees were scattered across roads and thousands were without power after a line of destructive storms hit the city.

John Dodge is CBS Chicago's Director of Digital Content ... to have occurred about a mile or two offshore of North Avenue Beach. The National Weather Service said it still has survey teams ...

The severe storms had moved on from the Chicago area by 8 p.m. But snow ... and leaning on Prince Crossing Road just south of North Avenue/Illinois Route 64. A semi-trailer truck also flipped ...

Four people were killed and at least 21 wounded in shootings across the city last weekend. The mayor credits the hiring of ...

Dust storm warnings continued across the Chicago area into the evening, with images showing the massive cloud of dust ...

The storm was expected to end at 2 a.m. Earlier ... No injuries reported, but one boat capsized near North Avenue Beach in Chicago. Starting Saturday afternoon, severe thunderstorm warnings ...

Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) A storm creates dangerous swimming conditions ... Paletero Gonzalo Garcia walks on North Avenue Beach selling ice cream on Aug. 26, 2024. Chicagoans filled the beaches ...

North Ave. During hours of operation ... "I prefer this heat over the brutal Chicago weather. I'm originally from Congo; it's a lot hotter here than it is in the Congo," the runner said.

The weather service determined the Chicago area had experienced a derecho ... after a tree fell on her car in the 1700 block of North Austin Avenue, fire department spokesperson Larry Langford ...

Pink, Orange and Brown line trains were running with weather-related ... and Union Pacific North lines shut down for a while because of vehicles stuck on their tracks. Chicago and suburbs ...