The ground stops, which ended at 8 a.m. impacted departures to both Midway and O'Hare airports, according to the FAA.

Flights have been halted by the FAA at Chicago's O'Hare and Midway airports due to severe weather in Illinois.

Ground stops were issued for several hours at O'Hare and Midway airports Friday morning due to weather. Thunderstorms ...

NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Kevin Jeanes reported as many as 150 lightning strikes over parts of Cook, Lake, Kane and ...