Snow Now Unlikely For Chicago Area
That dream of a White Christmas will not be a reality for most people in the Chicago area.
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That dream of a White Christmas will not be a reality for most people in the Chicago area.
A storm moving through the Gulf Coast on Tuesday should make its way to the Midwest on Wednesday, and bring a very thin band of heavy snow with it as temperatures drop below freezing.
As temperatures drop through the rest of the day on Monday, rain will turn to snow, and the far northern and western suburbs could get up to 3 inches by Tuesday.
David James, a private meteorologist who provides forecasts for IDOT, said he doesn't expect this winter's snowfall to be as bad as last winter.
Union Pacific said drivers need to be even more careful when road conditions are snowy and slick, because it takes a 100-car train going 60 miles an hour up to a mile and a half to come to a complete stop, so by the time a train engineer spots your car on the tracks with the train bearing down, it's too late.
Don't kill the messenger. Winter is more than two months away, but some parts of northern Illinois could get their first taste of snow Friday night.
If you spot snow in the northwest suburbs tonight, don't worry, it's not an untimely return of the Polar Vortex, it's just a special viewing party for the Disney movie "Frozen."
Here is the latest guidance from the National Weather Service: It will snow tonight.
A storm system moving in Sunday afternoon could bring at least 12 hours of steady rainfall and a rain-snow mix to the Chicago area.
The county loaned out 1,339 tons, about 2.8 percent of its salt supply this winter, according to Frank Shuftan, spokesman for Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.
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Energy-efficient traffic lights have been creating hazards at some intersections, because blowing snow was able to cover up the signals, and prevent drivers from seeing whether it's their turn to go.
After Wednesday morning's snow, Chicago is now 10 inches shy of the all-time record for snowfall in a single season.
This winter officially became the 3rd snowiest on record for Chicago on Wednesday, when 3.6 inches fell at O'Hare International Airport, bringing the season's total to 79.1 inches.
This winter moved up another notch on the list of snowiest winters in Chicago overnight, when more than 3 inches fell at O'Hare International Airport, making the total snowfall this winter the third most on record.
The forecasted snow is the last thing towns with busted budgets need. The long winter is forcing towns and villages to stretch their salt supplies.
Old Man Winter isn't quite done with Chicago yet. More than half a foot of snow could fall in the city Tuesday night through Wednesday morning.
Flurries began falling early Wednesday, making streets slick, and covering sidewalks with a light dusting of snow for the morning commute.
The city deployed 200 snowplows to main streets Saturday afternoon as the snow that made the 2013-2014 winter season the fourth-snowiest on record for Chicago continued to fall. Up to 6 more inches are expected to fall across the area by Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
With the end of what experts call "meteorological winter," this relentless, unforgiving season will be one of those that will remain in our collective memories for a long, long time.
While the temperatures have moderated somewhat, it comes with a price: More snow is expected this weekend.
We know, we know, you've heard this before. Temperatures will get a bit better this weekend, but as has become a seemingly constant refrain this winter, we'll also see a fresh round of snow.
This winter might have been tough on Chicagoans who had to shovel all that snow, but it's shaping up as good news for the butterfly population.
On Monday, the Department of Streets and Sanitation will begin carting away the lawn chairs, beat-up couches and discarded toys that have helped Chicagoans stake claim to cherished parking spaces they have cleared of snow.
If you think you've been having a tough time getting around this winter in all the snow, ice, slush, and now rain; just imagine what it's like for the disabled.
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Whole Foods will soon be moving into a vacant space in a relatively new commercial building in Chicago's Lakeview community, a local chamber of commerce group said.
Philz Coffee will once again sport the Pride flag at its cafés after a directive to have them and other flags removed created a backlash.
A new restaurant has joined the busy stretch of Halsted Street toward the south end of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood that is also home to Alinea and Boka.
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Neighbors want it to be a mixed-use space that serves the community. However, the 500 housing units are still part of the revised proposal.
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