Chicago Ridge Emergency Management Agency

06/21/2026

06/16/2026

06/15/2026

Serving your community at all times of day, in all conditions

06/15/2026

Did the June 10th and 11th storms affect you? Report damage and help recovery efforts: https://bit.ly/june-storm-help nixle.us/HDMZ5

06/13/2026

**Emergency Cooling and Charging Center open now at the EMA building 10655 Oak Ave today Saturday, June 13th from 12pm from to 8pm. Please bring your cords and cables needed to charge your devices (cell phones, laptops, etc). **

06/12/2026

Our crews have been out since Wednesday ensuring the safety of village residents by securing streets with downed lines and branches across the village

06/12/2026

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
Central and Southern Cook County in northeastern Illinois...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 817 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located
along a line extending from La Grange to Palos Hills to Orland
Park, moving east at 65 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.

* These dangerous storms will be near...
Chicago, Cicero, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Oak Lawn, Berwyn,
Midway Airport, Austin, South Lawndale, and Roseland around 820 PM
CDT.
Calumet City, Bridgeport, Chicago Loop, South Shore, Dolton,
Northerly Island, Near West Side, Chatham, Hyde Park, and South
Holland around 825 PM CDT.
Hammond around 830 PM CDT.

OEMC zones...TORNADO WARNING. 5...6...7...8...9...10...11...and 12.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

06/11/2026

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 313 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /10 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

LIVINGSTON

IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

FORD IROQUOIS

IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS

BOONE DE KALB LA SALLE
LEE OGLE WINNEBAGO

IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS

COOK DUPAGE GRUNDY
KANE KANKAKEE KENDALL
LAKE IL MCHENRY WILL

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST INDIANA

BENTON JASPER LAKE IN
NEWTON PORTER

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALGONQUIN, AURORA, BELVIDERE,
BOLINGBROOK, BOURBONNAIS, BUFFALO GROVE, BYRON, CAROL STREAM,
CHESTERTON, CHICAGO, COAL CITY, CRYSTAL LAKE, DEKALB, DEMOTTE,
DIXON, DOWNERS GROVE, DWIGHT, ELGIN, EVANSTON, FAIRBURY, FOWLER,
GARY, GIBSON CITY, GILMAN, GURNEE, HAMMOND, JOLIET, KANKAKEE,
KENTLAND, LA SALLE, LEMONT, LOMBARD, MARSEILLES, MCHENRY,
MENDOTA, MERRILLVILLE, MINOOKA, MOROCCO, MORRIS, MUNDELEIN,
NAPERVILLE, OAK LAWN, OREGON, ORLAND PARK, OSWEGO, OTTAWA,
OXFORD, PARK FOREST, PAXTON, PLANO, PONTIAC, PORTAGE, RENSSELAER,
ROCHELLE, ROCKFORD, ROSELAWN, SCHAUMBURG, STREATOR, SYCAMORE,
VALPARAISO, WATSEKA, WAUKEGAN, WHEATON, WILMINGTON, WOODSTOCK,
AND YORKVILLE.