It Might Be Tiresome, But Scrape Off Your Car, Or Risk A Ticket
City law allows police to ticket and even tow a car if it hasn't been moved in seven days.
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City law allows police to ticket and even tow a car if it hasn't been moved in seven days.
This winter officially became the 5th snowiest on record for Chicago on Monday, when 5 inches fell at O'Hare International Airport, bringing the season's total to 67.9 inches. Here are snowfall totals for the city, suburbs, and northwest Indiana, according to the National Weather Service.
Monday's snowstorm now places this winter has the fifth-snowiest on record.
After nearly five inches of snow on Monday, Chicago residents were digging out again on Tuesday, and were running out of places to put all the snow. All that snow could create another problem when it begins melting, possibly causing flooding in some areas.
Rising temperatures are expected to cause melting this week.
On Chicago's Southwest Side, Little Village neighbors gather in the snow to say they have no place to park when they get home, reports WBBM's John Cody.
With yet another snow coming down in this endless winter, residents of one suburb are saying a very public "thank you," to the crews who clear their streets, reports WBBM's Regine Schlesinger.
The historic winter of 2013-14 continues as a Winter Storm Warning has been issued for the Chicago area on Monday.
Forecasters are predicting another winter wallop to the Chicago area, with up to 6 inches of snow expected to fall on Monday.
Record snow this winter could mean record flooding soon.
A west suburban man had no intentions of doing the usual chocolates and flowers for Valentine's Day, but what he did do got him more attention that he ever expected.
Looking ahead to next week, Chicago will get a welcome relief with temperatures expected above freezing for several days in a row.
An igloo village in Finlad is open to visitors. If you're looking to vacation in the snow, head to this arctic resort Kakslauttanen.
Efforts to conserve energy at high-rises by using highly insulated windows have led to an increase in falling ice, because ice and snow more easily stick to the cold exteriors of newer skyscrapers.
Road salt frequently can cause damage to cars by creating rust, although newer cars are much better protected against oxidation.
When Shari Hart was diagnosed with leukemia last week, her 14-year-old son wanted to do something special. So he wrote her a simple message: "HI MOM," with a smiley face inside the O.
It was a message written in the snow on the roof of a parking garage across from a Chicago hospital, and now the staff is trying to find the person it was intended for.
CBS 2's Brad Edwards visits with residents of North Kenwood, where one icy alley has trapped many a vehicle.
It may feel like the worst winter ever, and it is certainly the harshest in decades.
Though Saturday's snowfall should taper off by evening, it's leaving bitter cold in its wake into next week.
For all of the snow that has piled up here, Chicago has avoided "The Big One."
As historic amounts of snow continue to fall on Chicagoland, many towns are worried about a dwindling supply of salt to clear their roads. Town managers might want to dial up their friends up to the north.
In a pattern Chicagoans likely are growing very weary of repeating, bitter temperatures will return to the area after the latest snowfall, before another round of snow this weekend.
The mounds of snow and bitter cold are doing no favors to many businesses in west suburban Hinsdale, but the businesses are working hard to bring in customers.
In Gary Indiana, there are a lot of confused and angry drivers because the city is enforcing a parking law because of the snow.
