Highland, Indiana was also hit especially hard by storms that blasted through the Chicago area Wednesday — with numerous trees coming down and at least one landing on a house. O

A band of severe weather brought tornado warnings to the Chicago area and parts of northern Illinois. The threat of high winds remains, and tornadoes could occur near and south of I-80. Thursday morning's commute will be chilly,

The same storm bringing the risk of severe weather and even a couple of tornadoes to the vast Chicago metro area into Wednesday evening will rapidly push cold air into the region Wednesday night along with snow.