Heavy rain across Chicago area, some counties under a Flash Flood Warning | Live Radar

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team and Lissette Nuñez WLS logo
Saturday, August 1, 2026 1:42PM
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Parts of the Chicago area are under Flash Flood Warning Saturday due to heavy rain.

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Parts of the Chicago area are under Flash Flood Warning Saturday due to heavy rain.

Cook and DuPage counties are under a Flash Flood Warning until 11:45 a.m. Saturday.

A Flash Flood Warning is also in effect for Kendall and Will counties until 9:30 a.m. Saturday.

The Chicago Bears Training Camp by LRS practice will not be open to fans on Saturday due to the weather. Tickets for Saturday's practice cannot be transferred to another date.

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A ground stop was temporarily issued at O'Hare airport until 8:15 a.m. due to thunderstorms. The average delay for flights is about 15 minutes at O'Hare.

At Midway airport, delays averaged about 36 minutes.

There are reports of ponding on highways and roads across the Chicago area.

BoricuaFest, which celebrates Puerto Rican culture in Elgin, was canceled due to the weather.

As for Lollapalooza, ABC7 meteorologists say the stead rain likely ends between 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday.

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