Chicago Weather Alert: Severe weather causes tornado in DuPage County
CBS 2 Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist said there were several reports of impressive wind gusts upwards of 70 mph in Schaumburg and throughout the northwest suburbs. Wind gusts at O'Hare International Airport reached nearly 60 mph.
Thousands of fans attending Friday night's Cubs game at Wrigley Field were told to seek shelter just after play ended in light of the severe weather.
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