The 3 to 5 inches of rain that fell on the Chicago area over the last two days, along with melting snow, caused heavy flooding in the south Chicago suburbs and northwest Indiana. It was also the first test of the huge new McCook Reservoir that opened in December.

Below: A time-lapse video shows the McCook Reservoir filling up with water this week, beginning Monday through Wednesday morning.

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