#12 Roosevelt buses are temporarily rerouted in both directions via Roosevelt, Kostner, Cermak, Laramie, 16th, Cicero and Roosevelt, due to street blockage near Roosevelt/Kolmar.#53 Pulaski buses are temporarily rerouted in both directions via Pulaski, Chicago, Kedzie, Madison, and Pulaski due to, street blockage at Pulaski/Ferdinand.#54 Cicero buses are temporarily rerouted in both directions via Cicero, Chicago, Central, Madison and Cicero, due to street blockage near Cicero/Cermak.The following bus services have been affected: Shuttle buses have been requested to provide service between UIC Halsted and Forest Park. Those trains are operating in two sections: between Forest Park and Kedzie and between O'Hare and UIC-Halsted. Train cancellations/bus reroutesĬTA Pink line train service between Pulaski and 54th and Blue line service between UIC Halsted and Forest Park are suspended due to the weather.īlue Line service between UIC-Halsted to Kedzie and Harlem to Forest Park has also been suspended due to track conditions.
CHICAGO AREA RAINFALL AMOUNTS DRIVERS
Organizers of the event were still planning on holding the Cup Series scheduled to start at 4 p.m., but announced a delay shortly before 4 p.m., saying they were "in a holding pattern for the Grant Park 220 until conditions improve." UPDATE: Drivers were called to their cars for a 5:15 p.m. A police source told CBS 2's Jackie Kostek the officer is fine, but it's a good reminder to be careful driving in this heavy rain. Flooding was also reportedly blocking the two left lanes outbound at Harlem Avenue, leading to solid traffic back to Independence Boulevard.Įarlier in the day, a Chicago police officer called for assistance around after getting stuck in some deep standing water near Flournoy and Cicero on the West Side. The inbound and outbound lanes on the Eisenhower Expressway at Des Plaines, two left lanes are closed on outbound I-57 at 127th, and the northbound I-55 ramp to Route 83 remains closed as of 3:29 p.m. The Stevenson Expressway has reopened between Cicero and Pulaski after being closed in both directions. Flooded expressways resulted in lane closures Video showed several cars nearly totally submerged under viaducts across the area and several people had to be rescued from waist-deep waters. One video in the Austin neighborhood showed cars submerged after attempting to drive through several feet of water.įirefighters reported up to five feet of water in some basements in the 4900 block of West Augusta. Several videos posted on Citizen showed streets and viaducts under several feet of water. While it may present a temporary inconvenience, it is better for water to pool on the street than in residents' basements," the city said in a statement. "As our climate changes and we see heavier rain events in compressed periods of time, it is difficult for our sewer system to move the water efficiently. The City of Chicago is asking residents to refrain from using extra water to shower, do laundry or do dishes while the storm conditions continue. The riverwalk is closed, although the river is expected to crest at three feet later tonight. The city also has reversed the flow of the river due to rising levels, sending rainwater into Lake Michigan.
Once the flood stage hits three feet, the riverwalk becomes "inundated," according to an email from the city. The current level is 2.7 feet, which affects lower-lying areas of the walk. Chicago River floodingĬity officials say the Chicago River is nearing the stage when the Riverwalk becomes flooded. Multiple roads were flooded in that area. Areas outside that narrow circle of low pressure saw more reasonable rainfall totals of an inch or two.
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