Winter Weather Advisory In Effect Until Sunday
Snowfall totals by Saturday evening ranged from one to two inches for most of Chicago, to three to five inches to the south.
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Snowfall totals by Saturday evening ranged from one to two inches for most of Chicago, to three to five inches to the south.
State troopers have responded to close to 300 traffic crashes, one of which was fatal, and nearly 800 calls for assistance from motorists.
South of I-80 could receive up to three inches of snow Saturday.
One to three inches of snow is coming to the Chicago area late Friday night, likely after midnight, and will last through most of the day on Saturday. It should taper off Saturday evening.
A dense fog advisory is in effect for Cook County and areas north and west until 6 p.m. Thursday.
A winter weather advisory has been issued for DeKalb, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties from 3 a.m. to noon Wednesday.
CBS 2 meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist says Chicago areas could see light snow showers Tuesday evening.
Light snow and freezing rain overnight made for slick roads and dangerous driving conditions, causing a handful of accidents.
CBS 2 meteorologist Megan Glaros says Chicago areas can expect a light snow coming Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.
More than two days after a blizzard hit the Chicago area, about 9,600 homes and businesses are still without power.
The early-season snow storm that dumped up to 13 inches of snow in the Chicago area Sunday night into Monday has left thousands without power, well after the snow has stopped falling.
Blizzard-like conditions knocked out power to more than 350,000 ComEd customers, and forcing many people to tough it out in the cold.
Airlines were playing catch-up Tuesday morning at O'Hare and Midway airports, after hundreds of flights were cancelled Sunday and Monday due to the historic winter storm.
Dangerously cold temperatures are moving in, and students at 20 Chicago Public Schools are still waiting to hear if their schools will have power restored in time for the start of the school day on Tuesday.
The heavy snow took a toll on everything from power lines to trees.
For one Chicago woman, the first snow of winter strikes fear and frustration and serves as a reminder that another season of icy pavement and ignored complaints has arrived.
Here are snowfall totals for the Chicago area, reported by the National Weather Service from the winter storm overnight, as of Monday morning:
Suburban Chicago is getting hit hard by one of the biggest November snowstorms on record. Thick, wet snow fell heavily overnight, with accumulations in some locations nearing a foot.
One of the worst November snowstorms in Chicago history hammered the city and suburbs Sunday night and early Monday, dumping more than 7 inches in the city, and up to a foot in some northwest suburbs.
On the heels of a busy travel day, Chicago's airports have already canceled more than 300 flights on Monday due to a powerful winter storm that hit the area on Sunday.
Chicago is under a winter storm warning, check back for the latest updates:
The winter storm in effect could bring up to 12 inches of snow to northern Illinois, making one of the busiest travel days of the year even more difficult.
Ed Curran says even if Chicago is not hit by the blizzard, the storm could be a disruptive and dangerous when winds pick up.
Parts of the northwest suburbs could see 8″ to 12″ of snow while southern suburbs could see less than 2″.
Chicago areas, up to the northwest and far west, could see more than 6 inches of snow.
A woman was in custody after another woman was slashed in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood this weekend.
A driver was killed in a crash involving a sport-utility vehicle and a semi-trailer truck on the Bishop Ford Freeway on Chicago's Far South Side early Sunday.
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United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
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