Winter Weather Advisory extended for Chicago area, Illinois
Winter weather slammed the Chicago area early Monday morning, with blizzard warnings in effect for some outlying areas.
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Winter weather slammed the Chicago area early Monday morning, with blizzard warnings in effect for some outlying areas.
Chaotic weather, from surprising heat in California to damaging winds around Washington, D.C., put over half the U.S. population in the path of extreme conditions Monday.
Blizzard conditions ruined visibility and caused spinouts in parts of the area Monday morning. Darius Johnson reports.
Darius Johnson reports that conditions have improved as he travels through Downers Grove in the Mobile Weather Lab.
The travel ban in Nassau County has been lifted, so business owners can open, but people are still being urged to be cautious on the roads.
Millions of people were under cold weather advisories this weekend as another winter storm hit the East Coast. Cristian Benavides reports.
Heavy lake-effect snow is falling in Chicago, where the weather forecast calls for it to continue through Friday evening. Then the system will move to Northwest Indiana overnight.
Dangerously cold temperatures returned to the Chicago weather forecast Monday, a day after a winter storm dumped snow totaling over six inches on much of the area.
The Loop got the worst of it with 10.5 inches of snow, while some streets on the Near North Side are still waiting for a plow.
From winter games to snowball fights, here’s what some people did during the snow day.
This weekend’s massive winter storm is behind at least a dozen deaths nationwide. Bradley Blackburn reports.
Expect additional chances for snow by midweek.
As CBS’s Shanelle Kaul reports, the storm is expected to last until Monday, raising the chance of dangerous travel for several more days.
As a winter storm socked the Chicago area Sunday, flight delays and cancellations piled up right with the snow at O'Hare and Midway international airports.
Snow plows and salt spreaders were out throughout the Chicago area early Sunday morning, with the snow falling, working on all corners of the city to keep the streets safe.
Sunday is seeing the most cancellations for a single day since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Heavy snow, ice and brutal cold are expected to make this winter storm a potentially life-threatening weather event, stretching across two-thirds of the U.S.
School closings, including for Chicago Public Schools, are in effect in Chicago, Illinois and Northwest Indiana ahead of frigid temperatures that prompted an Extreme Cold Warning.
Winter Storm Warnings are posted for hazardous travel with a snow rate of 2 to 3 inches per hour in Northwest Indiana.
Northwest Indiana could see over six inches of lake-effect snow by Thursday morning, while a snow squall snarled Chicago's Wednesday morning commute.
A Snow Squall Warning was issued for parts of the area Wednesday morning. Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the forecast, and Kris Habermehl has an eye on traffic.
Chicago started the last Monday morning of 2025 with nasty wind and snow.
Parts of the Northeast are preparing for winter weather this week.
In the midday hours on Sunday, wind chills still ranged between 0 degrees and -10 in some parts of the area.
More accumulating snow is expected in the Chicago area during the workweek.
