Overview
- The National Weather Service confirmed a microburst struck just before 5 p.m. Saturday, tearing the roof from a four‑story building in Mount Prospect; no injuries were reported.
- About 60 of 75 units were damaged and roughly 300 residents were evacuated, with the property deemed uninhabitable as engineers continue structural assessments and restrict access.
- The American Red Cross set up at the Mount Prospect Park District RecPlex to provide meals, health services, medication assistance and casework for displaced households.
- ComEd said outages peaked at about 215,000 customers across the region over the weekend, with most service restored by Monday and crews preparing for another potential round of storms.
- The Village of Cary declared a state of emergency after nearly 100 storm calls for downed lines, gas leaks and flooding, as the NWS reported wind gusts likely exceeding 70 mph in several suburbs.