Yea it was bad inland too I'm 1-1.5 west from the lake and we had 35mph sustained winds, I saw video last night on WGN showing lake shore drive it was insane!!
Good to hear you didn't get blown to oz Rene! Get some ice and beers on that shoulder http://wgntv.com/2014/10/31/large-waves-flood-lake-shore-drive-due-to-heavy-winds/