More than 80,000 ComEd customers still remain without power Wednesday after severe weather — including 70 mph straight line winds and at least four confirmed tornadoes — ravaged the Chicago area Monday.

ComEd has issued an urgent warning to people on the West Side of Chicago and in some west and southwest suburbs that the power grid is under "critical strain."

ComEd crews continue restoring power to customers impacted by multiple rounds of severe storms that moved through northern Illinois beginning Wednesday afternoon. With the most volatile weather now past the region, crews are focused on completing repairs ...

A severe weather outbreak in the Chicago area has left tens of thousands of customers without power across the region.

Tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings expired earlier in the afternoon after wind gusts brought down tree limbs and flooded streets.