A large tree was toppled here along DuSable Lake Shore Drive just south of Stratford Place. It split about 20 feet up sending all the branches and a light pole into the street and onto a parked car.

The highest complaints came from some Northwest and West side communities like Belmont Cragin, Dunning, Portage Park, Austin and Hermosa.

After Monday night's derecho, the Chicago area woke up to startling images of uprooted trees — everywhere. The big picture: The City's Department of Streets and Sanitation says that since Sunday's storm it has received 2,

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Chicago residents are grappling with the aftermath of a stormy night with power outages, transportation delays and storm damage persisting into Tuesday morning. More than 206,

Residents of Shorewood in southwest suburban Chicago were assessing the damage and cleaning up early Tuesday morning after Monday night's storms hit the town hard. A tornado confirmation there is still pending a survey by the National Weather Service.