Live Radar: Track heavy rain across Chicago area as busy travel day gets underway

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Pockets of heavy rain and showers were moving through the Chicago area Wednesday morning, one of the busiest travel days expected on Illinois roads and at Chicago airports.

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In Chicago, traffic was already snarled due to multiple crashes and shooting investigations.

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