Chicago Ridge Emergency Management Agency

05/17/2026

05/17/2026

05/04/2026

Did you know that Chicago Ridge EMA is the only EMA in the area with a degreed meteorologist on staff? This allows us to make critical decisions when storms threaten the village.

04/18/2026

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Will County in northeastern Illinois... Cook County in northeastern Illinois... * Until 1045 PM CDT. * At 922 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Gilberts to West Chicago to near Naperville to Mazon, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Bartlett, Streamwood, Hanover Park, Roselle, Inverness, and Barrington Hills around 930 PM CDT. Palatine, Elk Grove Village, Woodridge, Lemont, Barrington, Rolling Meadows, Wood Dale, and Itasca around 935 PM CDT. Chicago, Joliet, Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Buffalo Grove, Ohare Airport, Melrose Park, Lockport, and New Lenox around 940 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern Illinois...and northwestern Indiana.

04/07/2026

**Chicago Ridge Emergency Management FREE Basic Medical Emergency Preparedness Class**

The Village of Chicago Ridge EMA is having a Free Medical Preparedness class on June 6th at 11am-12:30pm at the Charles E. Tokar Community Training Center at 10655 Oak Ave, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415. All are welcome!

03/31/2026

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Northern Illinois, valid until 3:00AM