Thunderstorms Batter Chicago Area, Leave Thousands in the Dark

Thunderstorms Batter Chicago Area, Leave Thousands in the Dark
A line of severe thunderstorms moves into the Chicago, Ill., on June 20, 2021. @NYanagidate via Spectee/AP/Screenshot
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Severe thunderstorms tore through the Chicago area on Sunday night after the National Weather Service said a “confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado” had touched down in a western suburb of the city, causing damage.

Chicago-area utility Commonwealth Edison’s (ComEd) website showed that more than 22,000 customers were without power as the thunderstorms swept through the region, near Lake Michigan in the north of the state of Illinois.