Greta Johnsen
Host
ComEd workers head east to provide relief
As the East Coast slowly recovers from the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, some Chicagoans are actively lending a hand. More than 700 employees of Chicago-based utility Commonwealth traveled to Baltimore and Philadelphia to help restore electricity to the region.
Superstorm Sandy summons Chicago surfers
The storm may be devastating the East Coast, but high winds and big waves on Lake Michigan means great surfing for Chicagoans.
Rain hasn’t helped Illinois’ drought impact
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Drought Monitor, updated Thursday, shows about 92 percent of Illinois as abnormally dry, including several counties in northwest Illinois in extreme drought.