Countless residents in the city captured stunning images when the lights appeared over the skies Tuesday. There will be another chance to see the aurora borealis over the Chicago area Wednesday night.

The forecast has shifted through the day, and now your best view of the northern lights in Chicago tonight may be between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Solar storms brought colorful auroras to Chicago-area skies Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, and there could be more to come.

Aurora sightings lingered in the Chicago area Wednesday night. Temperatures rise into the 60s Friday and Saturday before cooling Sunday. Rain returns Monday night and Tuesday night.

The northern lights were visible in parts of the Chicago area on Tuesday night, and people can also possibly see them again Wednesday night.

Chicago area residents thrilled by last night’s Northern Lights are hoping for another chance at capturing a dazzling show of colors with another showing.

The northern lights lit up skies across Chicago and much of the U.S. Tuesday. "ChicagoLIVE" checks in with Michelle Nichols from the Adler Planetarium to explain what caused this incredible solar storm,

Residents got their first taste Tuesday night when the aurora borealis lit up the night sky in pink, yellow and green. It was the most visible example of the Northern Lights in the Chicago area since at least October 2024,

A severe geomagnetic storm​ that hit the Earth's magnetic field Tuesday night made the northern lights visible across a large swath of the U.S., including in the Delaware Valley.