This tree nearly came down on a house in Downers Grove during the storms Monday. (Credit: Natalie Koza)
Storm Damage In Merrillville
Storm damage in Merrillville, Ind. (Credit: Sean Stribbling)
Storm Damage In Palatine
The storms Monday took down a pear tree in this back yard in Palatine. (Credit: Roberta Russo)
Storm Tears Down Traffic Light
The storms Monday ripped down this traffic light at Buckley and Green Bay roads in North Chicago. (Credit: Glenda Willits)
Storm Damage In Warrenville
The storms ripped down this power line and left it ablaze and buzzing menacingly in Warrenville. (Credit: CBS)
Storms Halt Flights At O'Hare
Planes were left stranded on the runway at O'Hare International Airport due to the storms. (Credit: CBS)
Storm Damage At Carr Lumber
The storms Monday ripped off the roof at Carr Lumber, 6601 S. Central Ave. (Credit: CBS)
Tent Ripped Down In Palos Hills
Storms ripped down this tent as crews tried to dismantle it following the Palos Hills Friendship Festival. (Credit: CBS)
Storm Damage In Brighton Park
Storms brought down this tree in the Brighton Park neighborhood. (Credit: CBS)
Storm Damage In Brighton Park
Wind from the storms Monday brought the roof off a six-flat building in Brighton Park. (Credit: CBS)
Storm Damage In Brighton Park
Storms brought a tree down onto a car in the Brighton Park neighborhood. (Credit: CBS)
Power Line Fire
A utility pole burns in Countryside after the storms Monday brought down power lines. (Credit: CBS)
Storm Damage In Evanston
CBS 2's Vince Gerasole captured video of this ripped tree in Evanston. (Credit: Vince Gerasole/CBS)
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Storm damage in Oak Park. (Credit: Mike Puccinelli/CBS)
Storm Damage
Storm damage in Oak Park. (Credit: Mike Puccinelli/CBS)
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Storm damage in Grayslake. (Credit: CBS 2 Viewer)
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Storm damage in the Southwest Side's Garfield Ridge neighborhood. (Credit: Rebecca)
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Storm damage in west suburban Brookfield. (Credit: Michael Del Pizzo)
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Damage in the Northwest Side's Jefferson Park neighborhood after the storms Monday. (Credit: Bri)
Storm Damage
A tree branch lays in the street after a severe thunderstorm ripped through West Dundee. (Credit: Steve Hardy/CBS Local)
Storm Halts Metra Train
Commuters are stranded in Elmhurst on a Metra Union-Pacific West Line train, due to storms. (Credit: Rick Kramer/CBS)
Storms Halt Metra Train
The scene in Geneva, where storms halted Metra trains Monday morning. (Credit: Lana Hinshaw-Klann/CBS)
Storms Halt Metra Train
Approaching storms halted this Metra train in Geneva. (Credit: Lana Hinshaw-Klann/CBS)
Storms Halt Metra Train
Approaching storms halted this Metra train in Geneva. (Credit: Lana Hinshaw-Klann/CBS)
Explosion At Metra Station Transformer
Commuters at the Metra Arlington Park station got an unexpected light show Monday when a transformer exploded; no one was injured. (Courtesy: David Feinartz)
A Tree Falls In Gresham
A tree falls in the Gresham neighborhood. (Roxie Monroe)
