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While the Chicago area escaped the brunt of severe weather Monday, heavy rain and gusty winds still caused significant issues.
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Strong storms rip roof from school, knock trees onto houses and delay travel in Chicago area
Mother nature showed its power in the Chicago area on Monday.
Several thousand people were left without power as storms moved through Central Illinois Monday morning. The largest power outage in the region was in Tolono. The Champaign County Emergency Management Agency reported around noon that the entire village lost power;
Around 35,000 NIPSCO customers in northwest Indiana were left without power on Monday afternoon after wind gusts of up to 70 miles per hour tore through the region.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The city of Chicago and surrounding suburbs braced against high winds Friday, with wind gusts reaching up to 60 mph, causing power outages, tree limbs and debris to blow across yards and ...