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Strong thunderstorms move through Chicago Wednesday

Parts of Chicago were under a severe thunderstorm warning Wednesday morning as a storm system moved east through northern Illinois, according to weather officials. Northwestern Cook County was issued a severe thunderstorm warning until 9:45 a.m. The National Weather Service said that the line of thunderstorms could produce heavy local rainfall, frequent lightning and some strong wind gusts up . ....

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Tornado swarm strikes Chicago area, forcing hundreds of flight cancellations at O'Hare

A storm system spawned multiple tornadoes across the Chicago metro area on Wednesday evening, which prompted hundreds of passengers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to seek shelter. The twisters caused extensive damage to homes and businesses. Just before 6:30 p.m. CDT, the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Chicago confirmed a "large and extremely dangerous" tornado touched down in Summit, Illinois, and was moving toward Chicago. Summit is located 10 miles southwest of downtown C ....

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