While the first round of rain and storms were moving into the Chicago area Monday morning, it wasn’t until later that showers and storms could turn severe.

South-southeast winds around 15 mph, with gusts up to 40 mph, are on tap this afternoon, and forecasters put the chance of showers and thunderstorms in the 70 to 80 percent range for Monday, April 27,

Multiple rounds of storms are expected to move through the Chicago area Tuesday.

Editor’s Note: Parts of the Chicago area are under an “enhanced” risk of severe weather Tuesday evening, which ranks as level three of five. Early Tuesday morning, a first round of non-severe storms was moving through the area.

A morning round of storms brought quarter-sized hail and damaging winds to portions of the Chicago area Tuesday, sparking a number of alerts across the region, but another round of potentially severe weather is still expected and this one could bring even ...

Fire crews responded to two separate house fires in the Chicago suburbs last week after lightning strikes during a stretch of severe thunderstorms. On Friday, April 17, the Wheaton Fire Department responded to a home on Wendover Lane after lightning struck the roof.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago-area weather forecast had severe weather Thursday evening, including a Tornado Warning for the far north suburbs. Most of the Chicago area was at a Level 3 risk, with a Level 2 risk for Northwest Indiana and parts of Illinois ...

Laura Bannon is the weekday morning meteorologist at CBS2. A native of Chicagoland, Laura grew up in Naperville. She is an Emmy-nominated meteorologist and holds her NWA Seal of Approval. The Chicago weather threat Thursday includes the possibility of ...