IDOT urging travelers to take public transportation, drive slow during snowstorm
Maria Castaneda with the Illinois Department of Transportation says everything is snow-covered, especially areas to the south of the I-80 corridor.
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Maria Castaneda with the Illinois Department of Transportation says everything is snow-covered, especially areas to the south of the I-80 corridor.
CBS 2's Kris Habermehl has the latest on lane closures and hazardous road conditions in the Chicago area due to winter storm.
Many people spent Thursday heading to stores and stocking up for the storm – and some medical experts warned that if one of the items you bought Thursday was a shovel, you'll need to be careful when using it. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Most retail shops were ready Thursday night. We spotted snow removal equipment next to piles of slat in the parking lot at Lake Meadows.
Snow accumulations in Schaumburg are expected to be high – at least on some surfaces.
The north and west suburbs are expected to be hit hardest by the winter storm on Friday. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
Total accumulations could reach 10 inches or greater for parts of the Chicago area on Friday, with wind gusts as high as 45 to 50 mph.
CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot has a look at plow preparations in Schaumburg, and people buying shovels in Roselle.
Experts say this snowstorm evokes another one in December 1987 that was nicknamed “the heart-attack snowstorm.”
It evokes a winter storm that pounded the Chicago area on Dec. 15, 1987, which was nicknamed "the heart-attack snowstorm."
The Village of Schaumburg has 5,000 tons of salt at the ready. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
CBS 2's Walter Jacobson has this report on the hazards of shoveling snow in the wake of a winter storm in December 1987, which has been called the "heart-attack snowstorm." Original airdate: Dec. 16, 1987.
The official two-day reading for Chicago, measured at O'Hare International Airport, was 3.2 inches.
Car beams were the only lights in one Villa Park community, as homeowners found themselves waiting for ComEd on a chilly night.
The snow intensified as the night went on.
The snowstorm combined with rain equals heavy, thick snow – and much of it builds on power lines. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The snow fell steadily through the evening Tuesday in Elgin, and some cars got stuck. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
The official reading at O'Hare International Airport was 3.2 inches Tuesday evening.
The man's car was left upside-down and flooded with just his head above water.
CBS 2's Sabrina Franza has a look at conditions from the Mobile Weather Lab.
CBS 2's Sabrina Franza is in the Mobile Weather Lab, and caught a glimpse of the kids sledding in Robbins Park in Hinsdale.
Around mid-afternoon on Tuesday, the city saw big, fluffy snow falling onto mostly quiet streets. Not a lot of people were out on this workday.
Here are snow totals for the Chicago area, as reported to the National Weather Service through 9 a.m. on Tuesday:
They are warming buses for asylum seekers to stay while they wait for a temporary housing solution. The number of buses parked has increased in the past few days.
The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center said beet juice or molasses solutions can also end up in the water and restrict oxygen in the waterways.
