A large water main break in Skokie flooded streets; and forced schools, stores, and restaurants to close. Crews have been making progress on stopping the flow, while trying to clear out ice and slush that froze some cars in place.

After a water main break caused flooding and ice, Skokie and Evanston issued boil orders, closed streets and schools went to e-learning.

A powerful storm is bearing down on California as an atmospheric river drops through the state. While the fast-moving system will affect nearly the entire state on Thursday, Southern California is of high concern as intense rains fall on the heels of devastating wildfires — downpours that could trigger damaging floods and debris flows.

As heavy rain from a large storm subsided, officials in Southern California said rock and mudslides remain a threat.

Three days of drenching rain, flooding and mudslides have forced evacuations and road closures, including a portion of the Pacific Coast Highway from Malibu and Pacific Palisades. The Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles,