Chicagoist: Breaking News on Breaking Weather

guest

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:25:34 -0600

Has ANYONE heard ANYTHING of the garage blowing up near or at WRIGLEY FIELD?? PLEASE LET ME KNOW, I had A VERY close friend's family member get SEVERELY INJURED !!!! ckwak78@yahoo.com

guest

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:03:55 -0600

Jocelyn, a cursory glance at the website, and you would have known that it is the Chicago History Museum, not the Historical Society, and hasn't been for almost a year.

JuliaPorter

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 08:56:37 -0600

We lost power at 3ish yesterday and haven't gotten it back-of course, we live right on Roscoe, which is the division of the grid. Which means we got to sit out front last night and look at the people across the street enjoying their lights and air conditioning :( ComEd told us this morning power should be restored "within 72 hours". I'm thinking it's at least out thru next wednesday. The neighborhood is a disaster area, 2/3 of the streets are 100% blocked by downed trees, and Wellington is entirely flooded under the Metra viaduct (between Ashland and Damen).

guest

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 06:47:57 -0600

in the Trib a caption for a photo of a fallen tree reads: "Downed trees were blocking trees and reportedly had caused dangerous gas leaks." what a sad day for trees

guest

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:42:42 -0600

not a "shocking storm", huh? just hot and rainy. oh, and 300,000 people without power.

guest

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:16:26 -0600

Also, the back wall of a building on Ashland at Diversey reportedly collapsed due to the weather.

Jocelyn Geboy

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:49:45 -0600

WC = weather channel. i referenced them earlier. sorry.

chicagopoetry

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:32:00 -0600

I was outside a little earlier, walked through the neighborhoods from Belmont and Western to Roscoe and Ashland. Several big trees down. Saw three cars flattened by trees. The water was two to three inches deep in some parts of the streets and sidewalks. Many power lines down. Mostly I feared that I would be electrocuted as I dodged the downed tree branches around downed powerlines.

markb

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:43:06 -0600

I think "shocking storm" was pretty accurate, actually. I work in the Tribune building, and I doubt any of us coming to work today expected to be ushered into the interior hallways in the middle of the afternoon.

Clintecker

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:16:10 -0600

I just rode my bike up Clark from 400N to 4600N. Lots of blocks without power (near Wrigley) and lots and lots of trees (even one very large tree) snapped in half or completely uprooted (in the case of the large tree)

guest

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:02:03 -0600

i assume wc means weather channel but it was confusing to read

guest

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:07:52 -0600

A friend of mine was stuck at Belmont for a little bit, but got off the brown line around 4:45, so it was running at that point.

guest

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:07:22 -0600

WC = Will County I assume? sorry I am tired - it has been a long day!

guest

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:54:12 -0600

Anyone heard the rumor that the brown line isn't running because of a tree on the tracks? If it's true, that might be good for people to know.