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Chicago Recovering From Last Night's Heavy Storms

By Chuck Sudo in News on Jul 1, 2014 3:25PM

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Photo credit: Justin Carlson

Although we had ample warning Monday night's storms were coming, that still didn't stop us from staring in awe as they arrived before taking cover. Side streets and parts of area expressways flooded at the storm's heaviest points and power is still out for hundred of thousands of ComEd customers.

Here are some highlights of the storm.