High waves, wind and rain, thanks to Hurricane Helene, and no sunshine for Chicago until next week

Sunshine is off the table for the Chicago area until early next week thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Helene, forecasters say.

The storm that landed in Florida on Thursday is expected to bring rain, dangerous lakefront waves and gusts of 35 to 45 mph to northern Illinois Friday evening. Hurricane Helene is stalling over Kentucky, and parts of the storm are expected to break off and reach Chicago, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Brett Borchardt.

The worst of the storm will pass overnight Friday...