A quick-moving severe thunderstorm whacked the already soakedChicago area with lightning, high winds and up to 2.7 inches of rainSunday night, knocking out electricity for thousands of users.
But it didn't appear to seriously worsen the flood problemsbrought by rains Thursday and Friday.
While some suburban communities said the new downpour caused afew more roads to be blocked off, some - like Des Plaines - said thenew rain didn't make any difference to the already soggy suburb.
O'Hare Airport, a focal point of the historic rain problem lastweek, was closed to arriving and departing planes for about 1 1/2hours during the height of the storm Sunday …
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