City has salt piles at the ready ahead of winter storm
Kris Habermehl is in Chopper 2 above Mount Chicago, a salt pile at 100th Street and the Calumet River.
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Kris Habermehl is in Chopper 2 above Mount Chicago, a salt pile at 100th Street and the Calumet River.
Airport and airline officials have said, if you can, arrange for a flight before Thursday or after Friday to avoid the storm.
O'Hare and Midway airports are preparing for a big winter storm later this week, which could bring blizzard conditions Thursday into Friday. The storm comes as the airports are expecting nearly 3 million travelers over the Christmas weekend.
A significant winter weather storm is likely to hit the Chicago area later this week.
City leaders are preparing for major impacts ahead of this week's winter storm, especially at the airports, where the Chicago Department of Aviation expects nearly 3 million passengers for the Christmas weekend.
CBS 2 meteorologist Laura Bannon is tracking the latest storm updates.
The strong storm is expected to hit Chicagoland with just about everything -- cold temperatures, high winds, dangerous wind chills, and potentially significant snow.
Traveling will be more than punishing to some people leaving town even if the snowfall amounts to half of some of the projections. CBS 2's Chris Ty reports.
Impacts include falling and blowing snow resulting in white out conditions with zero visibility at times, making travel difficult, if not impossible.
The victim was shot in the chest and right leg, police said.
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The victims range in age from 18 to 46.
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A Tesla Cybertruck explodes into flames outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year's Day.
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The victim was shot in the chest and right leg, police said.
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The victim was shot in the chest and right leg, police said.
The victims range in age from 18 to 46.
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