Yellow Line service resumes after flooding in Skokie

The CTA Yellow Line was shut down for nearly two hours because of flooding Friday morning in north suburban Skokie.

All service on the Yellow Line was suspended about 8 a.m. because of flooding on the tracks near Niles Center Road in Skokie, according to CTA spokesman Steve Mayberry.

Shuttle buses operated between the Dempster-Skokie and Howard stations while trains were stopped, but normal service resumed by about 9:45 a.m., Mayberry said.

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for the Chicago area Friday morning in effect until 3 p.m.

Chicago has seen more rain since May 1 this year than the same period in any year since 1871, when officials started keeping records.