Countless residents in the city captured stunning images when the lights appeared over the skies Tuesday. There will be another chance to see the aurora borealis over the Chicago area Wednesday night.

Aurora sightings lingered in the Chicago area Wednesday night. Temperatures rise into the 60s Friday and Saturday before cooling Sunday. Rain returns Monday night and Tuesday night.

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The northern lights could be visible Tuesday and Wednesday night in the Chicago area, due to severe solar storms.

We reached out to the Adler Planetarium to answer some of our questions about why we’ve been seeing the Northern Lights more in the Chicago area lately. Below are the responses from Director

Solar storms brought colorful auroras to Chicago-area skies Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, and there could be more to come.

The west Chicago suburb of Aurora, Illinois, marked the 87th anniversary of the first Veterans Day Tuesday morning with its annual parade.

AURORA, Ill. - A 24-year-old man was killed and a 23-year-old woman was critically injured after their car struck a tree last week in Chicago's western suburbs.