How much snow did Chicago get? Evening snow totals for today's winter storm
The official reading at O'Hare International Airport was 3.2 inches Tuesday evening.
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The official reading at O'Hare International Airport was 3.2 inches Tuesday evening.
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:
The salt-spreaders will work overnight and into the morning commute on arterial streets, DuSable Lake Shore Drive, and bridges and overpasses.
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. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
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.
As Chicago prepares for its first winter storm of the season, hundreds of migrants will wait out the storm inside Chicago Transit Authority buses downtown. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza had story on the city's latest challenge amid the ongoing migrant crisis.
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.
As Chicago prepares for its first winter storm of the season, hundreds of migrants will wait out the storm inside Chicago Transit Authority buses downtown. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza had story on the city's latest challenge amid the ongoing migrant crisis.
CBS 2 Meteorologist Robb Ellis has the 10 p.m. forecast for Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024.
The storm is already having effects has Amtrak cancels 18 trains out of Chicago.
The rail agency said it is canceling a total of 18 trains between Sunday and Tuesday.
All the stakeholders met Tuesday to gear up for winter.
Several inches of snow could fall in Chicago's north and northwest suburbs overnight and into the day Saturday.
Snow was falling south of Chicago and in Northwest Indiana Friday afternoon just in time for the evening rush.
There was a constant shower of rain, and then snow, through much of the day and night -- making the snow heavy.
There was a constant shower of rain, and then snow, through much of the day and night -- making the snow heavy. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
In Crystal Lake, power lines were drooping treacherously lower and lower as the ice weighed them down.
The heavy snow falling over Chicago at 10:30 p.m. was set to move out by midnight.
As of 10 p.m., big, chunky snowflakes were still falling and piling up in Buffalo Grove, and the wind was whipping the snow around.
Heavy snow was falling in Buffalo Grove late Thursday night, and plowing companies were having a good day for one of the first times this winter. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
While some maintained optimism, others were not thrilled to have to wait 45 minutes for a bus in the snow Thursday night. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
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Sabrina Franza spoke to some of the people who gathered along 103rd Street, who talked about what the procession for fallen Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez means to them.
Officer Martinez made the ultimate sacrifice, having been shot and killed during a traffic stop two weeks ago. Shardaa Gray reports.
A 64-year-old woman from Chicago's western suburbs is facing hate crime charges and accused of assaulting a Palestinian-American couple in a video that went viral.
Martinez, 26, was shot and killed during a traffic stop near 80th and Ingleside on Nov. 4. CBS News Chicago will cover the procession and the services from outside the chapel.
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City law requires festival producers to reimburse the city for police overtime worked at their events, but records requests show the city is not retroactively charging for it.
Residents' finances are stretched to the max, and they are reaching out to say enough has not been done to finalize repairs and get them back into their homes.
Caitlin Tracey's family did not want her husband to have her remains because of a history of domestic violence allegations.
Love died after a long battle with cancer.
Renderings issued Monday showed what the new stadium will look like once the $800 million stadium is finished.
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A 64-year-old woman from Chicago's western suburbs is facing hate crime charges and accused of assaulting a Palestinian-American couple in a video that went viral.
Martinez, 26, was shot and killed during a traffic stop near 80th and Ingleside on Nov. 4. CBS News Chicago will cover the procession and the services from outside the chapel.
Barrington police were investigating late Sunday with the Major Crimes Task Force.
Wentworth Area detectives were investigating Friday night.
The threat involved Fremont Middle School in unincorporated Mundelein.
