Winds from heavy storms that hit the south and southwest suburbs late Wednesday afternoon ripped the roof of a building in Steger, temporarily closing nearby railroad tracks.
Fire Chief Michael Long said the building was once a macaroni factory but was in the process of being converted to self-storage facility.
The Fire Department was called out about 5:30 p.m. and found large portions of the roof had blown onto adjacent railroad tracks, prompting officials to close to tracks until the railroad responded to clear debris, Long said.
Long said hardest hit area of the village was the southwest part of town, but it was mostly downed trees and no injuries were reported.
He said National Weather Service would be on scene Thursday to investigate whether it was a tornado. He said National Weather Service officials did see rotation on radar and thought it was more than just straight line winds.
The chief said he called his children, who live in New Lenox, warning them to take shelter.
“I got off the phone and looked out and it was on top of us in that short time” he said.
