Eyewitness to History: Record rainfall, floods in 1987

Sunday, August 10, 2014
CHICAGO (WLS) -- On August 14, 1987, more than 9 inches of rain fell in less than a day. The ensuing flooding turned O'Hare International Airport into an island and left highways underwater, which saw many abandon their cars and walk.

Eyewitness to History takes a look back at these 1987 floods.
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