Chicago residents are cleaning up after strong storms with hard rains caused flash flooding Friday, especially on the South Side.

There was a long-awaited homecoming and warm welcome for Illinois rescue teams who spent two weeks away from their families to help with recovery after devastating flooding in Texas.

Just 24 hours after heavy rain flooded several homes on Chicago’s West Side, more rain on Saturday afternoon made it difficult for residents to dry out their belongings.

While some storms will start impacting the region this evening, rainfall is likely to intensify overnight. With humidity remaining at very high levels, any precipitation could quickly turn to torrential rainfall.

Friday’s heavy rain caused lots of flooding on the city’s Southwest Side and neighboring suburbs, and affected residents want answers.

A flash flood warning was in effect for Chicago Friday afternoon, as drivers on I-55 were met with flooding on the highway.

SkyCam9 is in touring widespread flooding in the Chicago area. LIVE UPDATES: 3:21 p.m. Residents and businesses of the city’s Mount Greenwood neighborhood on the Far Southwest Side are experiencing low water pressure and outages due to an electrical issue. Full story and updates here 3:07 p.m. SkyCam9 was over the scene of flooding 47th […]