* WICS meteorologist Matt Bednar in real time as lightning hit the Illinois state capitol during this morning’s broadcast…

Well, we had an interesting live Caught on Camera moment this morning. It definitely caught me by surprise.@wics_abc20 @foxillinois pic.twitter.com/QM86797qUm

— Matt Bednar (@MattBednarWX) March 4, 2025

* A screenshot of the strike…

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31 Comments » - Dance Band on the Titanic - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 10:58 am: Oops…wrong capitol. - @misterjayem - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:04 am: Shazamᴉ – MrJM - Three Dimensional Checkers - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:06 am: Speaker Madigan returns. - Olaf - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:13 am: Looks like it’s a session day and the Bad Brains are in town - Dirty Red - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:15 am: THIS IS A TEST OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM… - don the legend - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:21 am: Eastern Bloc and IPI just agreed that Illinois is doing all right. - Inverted Pyramid - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:22 am: Paging Russell Casse. - Give Us Barabbas - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:29 am: “Meanwhile, at the Legion of Doom…” - H-W - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:29 am: Trump’s Space Force trying to neutralize Pritzker. - Give Me A Break - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:29 am: God submits a witness slip to the Eastern Block. - Give us Barabbas - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:30 am: “There’s a light, over at the Frankenstein place…” - Squib Kick - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:34 am: Hopefully it struck whoever is ringing that darned bell - thisjustinagain - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:35 am: “Okay, that’s on ‘NO’ vote on this Bill…” - George Ryan Reynolds - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:36 am: Thunderbolt and lightning, very very frightening…for my bill! - Anyone Remember - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:40 am: “It’s astounding … time is fleeting … madness takes its toll.” - anon - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:52 am: God’s reaction to Bruce Rauner’s budget cutting claims - Henry Francis - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:59 am: With the deep state removed from the NOAA, Marjorie Taylor Greene fires up the Jewish Space lasers to start the assault on blue state captiols. - ItsMillerTime - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 12:08 pm: JB taking a page from Dr. Frankenstein to revive the hemp bill. - John Candy and Nuts - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 12:15 pm: Another love grows cold on a sleepless night - Loyal Virus - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 12:17 pm: I’m just here for the RHPS references - Steve Rogers - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 12:39 pm: I see this picture and think of the bishop in Caddyshack after he missed his putt for the course record. - Pot calling kettle - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 12:44 pm: Gov. Pritzker shoots down a few Starlink satellites as a warning to Elon Musk. - Three Dimensional Checkers - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 12:50 pm: Whenever any member of the Eastern Bloc invokes the Lord’s name on the House floor. - Doc - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 12:53 pm: Well frankly, I find this shocking - Rabid - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 1:00 pm: If I’m lying may lighting strike me - Amalia - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 1:00 pm: Trump tries to re awaken the Republican Party in Illinois. - James - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 1:16 pm: All part of capturing green energy. - We’ll See - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 1:17 pm: If we could somehow harness this lightning… channel it into the flux capacitor… it just might work. - 47th Ward - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 1:39 pm: “Whosoever holds this gavel, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.” - Gravitas - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 1:51 pm: Kudos to “Give Us Barrabas” for referencing an actual line from “House of Frankenstein.” Svengoolie would be so proud of you! - Tim - Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 2:05 pm: Hope it woke some folks up. TrackBack URI Uncivil comments, profanity of any kind, rumors and anonymous commenters will not be tolerated and will likely result in banishment. Name/Nickname - Required E-mail - Not required URL - Not required