Some much needed, “significant” rain was on the way for the Chicago area for the first time in over three weeks.
The forecasted rain comes a day after nearly half of Illinois was listed at a “moderate” stage of drought, which ranks as level two on a scale of five.
“We’ve had little to no rain since Aug. 30,” NBC 5 Meteorologist Alicia Roman said. Roman also noted that day however had less than half-an-inch of rainfall…