Halley's Comet

What happened to the light show? I was really looking forward to observing the bits of debris from Halley's Comet interact with Earth's atmosphere. The Orionid display was supposed to be most intense between 1 a.m. (Wednesday morning actually) and 6 a.m. We went out side at midnight (maybe Halley will come early?) and I cant see a thing. The sky is overcast in Chicagoland. We were up at 4:30am and ITS RAINING. I missed the great experience because of clouds. Well, I guess I will have to wait for the next time Halley's Comet breaks up for us to witness. I only have to be patient for 76 years!