CHICAGO - Thursday had a fall-like feel with daytime temperatures in the 60s and 70s. Clouds will break during the overnight, eventually becoming partly cloudy by early morning Friday. Low temperatures will be chilly for July,

ComEd reported more than 7,000 customers in DuPage County were without power as of around 4 p.m. Around 1,000 more were impacted across Chicago.

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Strong storms are expected throughout Illinois this week. Here's what's predicted in the north, central, and southern regions of the state.

Heavy rain is in the forecast for Chicago on Friday night, but an earlier threat of severe weather has significantly diminished. A tornado watch had been in effect for most of the Chicago area until 11 p.m., but it was canceled around 9:30 p.m.

The Chicago area has felt less of an impact from the Trump administration’s National Weather Service cuts than offices in the Quad Cities and downstate Lincoln.

Three homes in the McKinley Park neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side were damaged when a tree fell on them during a storm, with residents calling the city’s 3-1-1 helpline and filing

The possible hazards include damaging winds, large hail, an isolated tornado, and torrential downpours. Dew points and moisture levels are high, meaning storms could quickly drop 1–2 inches of rain, leading to a flash flooding threat in some areas.