Lake-effect snow and icy roads caused traffic problems in northwest Indiana Tuesday morning. According to The Breaking News Center, "the heaviest snow has hit LaPorte and Porter Counties along the southern edge of Lake Michigan."
Stay tuned to CLTV and The Breaking News Center for updates throughout the day.

Residents in northwest Indiana have been forced from their homes because of last weekend's downpour. CLTV's Randi Belisomo is reporting from Munster today. Stay tuned to CLTV for continous coverage of the record flooding and its aftermath. And watch more video reports on the flooding here.

North Park Flooded

Chicago flood 9-13-08 Foster and Avers

Heavy and relentless rains doused the Chicago area all weekend, causing flooding, road closures and evacuations. Below is CLTV's video coverage of the weather.

Click here for more photos from FlickR user *eye*try

Van Buren Street just west of of River Road in Des Plaines

Cook County Sheriff drives through water in Des Plaines

More photos below.

Firefighters work to rescue victims of the flooding during Saturday night's heavy rains.

Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications held a press conference Sunday morning addressing the flood situation in the Chicago area.

Here's a listing of helpful links concerning information on the flooding in Chicago:

Traffic and Road Conditions: Chicago Traffic Report

Illinois Dept. of Transportation (IDot): http://www.dot.state.il.us/

Flight Delays and Information: chicagotribune.com's Flight Tracker

Latest news on the flooding: Tribune's Breaking News Center

Residents on the city’s northwest side, in parts of Des Plaines, and Midlothian woke up early this morning to find their streets and basements filled with water.
Yikes.
The National Weather Service says at least 6.63 inches of rain fell at O’Hare International Airport yesterday.
We also say the rainiest day in Chicago ever. Wow.
And for the first time in six years the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District opened the sluice gates and locks near Navy Pier to flush storm water and sewage from the Chicago River into Lake Michigan (fyi, I had no clue the city had the ability to do that – its so cool).

Chicago-area photographers are posting photos of last night's storm and its damage online. The above photo was taken by Flickr user "Henry." Click here to see more of his storm photos.

This from Flickr user "mmayes." Click here to see more of his photos of the storm's damage.

A Chicago resident captures last night's storm on video. Lighting lights up the skyline while drivers navigate through a flooded Halsted.

More user videos of the storm including heavy rains and lighting after the jump.

Strong storms blew into the Chicago area last night causing numerous power outages and damage. CLTV will be following this story throughout the day with plans to cover the 10 am press conference with Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications live. In addition, CLTV reporters will have updates from Griffith, IN - an area hardest hit by last night's storms.

If you have photos of the storm or its damage, email them to us cltvdesk@tribune.com and we may use them on our air as part of our coverage.

An OEMC spoke with CLTV morning anchor Tonya Francisco early this morning with an update. The video of that and other helpful links after the jump.