Chaos in Illinois Today! Giant Storm Swept Away Homes, Cars in Chicago Area

Aug 18, 2025
Chaos in Illinois Today! Giant Storm Swept Away Homes, Cars in Chicago Area

Strong storms swept through the Chicago area Saturday evening, bringing torrential rain, hail, and damaging winds, causing significant damage in several suburbs. In one suburb, the storms tore the roof off of an apartment building. The waves of storms were aggravated by the heat in Chicago, where temperatures reached the mid-90s on Saturday afternoon. Strong storms with wind gusts of up to 60 mph began moving into northern Illinois from Wisconsin around 3 p.m. The storms also have brought hail up to the size of ping pong balls. Multiple severe thunderstorm warnings were issued throughout the afternoon and evening as two waves of storms moved in from the Wisconsin state line, heading southeast. Scanner traffic early Sunday morning indicated severe storm damage at Lake Monroe, with first responders reporting collapsed docks at Fourwinds Resort and a camper trapped at Hardin Ridge Recreation Area. Just after 12:30 a.m., dispatchers began receiving multiple calls of storm damage in the Fourwinds area east of Bloomington. Crews reported heavy trees down across roadways, forcing emergency vehicles to reroute. Power lines were also reported down. At Fourwinds, first responders said the G Dock walkway had collapsed and was possibly separated. Crews checked every dock for injured people but did not locate anyone trapped.

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