LATEST: Tornadoes touch down across Chicagoland area Wednesday
CHICAGO — Severe thunderstorms, including tornadoes, caused damage across parts of northeastern Illinois, including the Chicago metropolitan area. ...
CHICAGO — Severe thunderstorms, including tornadoes, caused damage across parts of northeastern Illinois, including the Chicago metropolitan area. The National Weather Service in Chicago confirmed several tornadoes Wednesday across northeastern Illinois, including in Kane, DuPage, and Cook Counties. Survey teams of meteorologists, engineers, and emergency managers are combing through the damage Thursday, assessing where tornadoes touched down and how strong they were as they struck. The NWS on Thursday confirmed at least two tornadoes struck the city of Elgin.