weather chicago, weather radar, kare 11 weather, national weather service, wcco weather. Severe thunderstorms swept through the Chicago area Monday morning, pelting commuters rushing to get to work and leaving more than 615,000 Commonwealth Edison customers without power. The heavy rain, hail and winds have downed wires throughout the city and sent trees into streets. As of 9:15 a.m, more than 615,000 ComEd customers were without power after the storms, a spokesman said. The hardest hit region was in the northern suburbs where 280,000 are without power. In the west suburbs, 156,000 are without power and in Chicago and Maywood, 108,000 customers were affected the spokesman said. In the south suburbs, 80,000 customers are without power Monday morning. Meanwhile, flights in and out of O’Hare International Airport are experiencing 45 minute delays. More than 100 flights have been canceled, the Dept. of Aviation said. At Midway International Airport, some airlines are experiencing de...
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