A cyclists bikes near Ohio Street Beach as a rainbow forms above Lake Michigan after a storm system moved through the area on Aug. 12, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
A rainbow could be seen in many areas across the region as the threat for flash flooding and severe weather had ended after heavy rains and thunderstorms rolled through the Chicago region Tuesday.
A rainbow appears above Chicago at North Michigan Avenue after a thunderstorm on Aug. 12, 2025. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)A lifeguard walks near Ohio Street beach as a double rainbow forms above Lake Michigan after a storm system moved through the area, Aug. 12, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Two women hurry to their ride-share vehicle during a thunderstorm on North Dearborn Street on Aug. 12, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)Cars pass through a flooded viaduct on West Montrose Avenue under DuSable Lake Shore Drive as a storm system moves through the area on Aug. 12, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Day'zhane Anderson, visiting from Cincinnati, crosses West Adams Street at South Dearborn Street just before a rainstorm on Aug. 12, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
People walk in the rain on North Michigan Avenue as a storm system moves through the area on Aug. 12, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)A cyclist bikes in the rain on the the Lakefront Trail as a storm system moves through the area on Aug. 12, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)A woman with flowers rides a bus during a rainstorm on North Michigan Avenue on Aug. 12, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
People sit in the rain near Montrose Harbor as a storm system moves through the area on Aug. 12, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
