Images: The Blizzard of 1979
Northwest suburban residents had plenty of snow to shovel following the blizzard of 1979.
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The roof of a Mount Prospect shopping center collapsed under the weight of the snow following the blizzard of 1979.
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A Palatine resident shovels the snow from his roof following the blizzard to 1979.
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Cars make their way down Golf Road in Schaumburg during the blizzard of 1979.
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Snow plows try to clear runways and dig out airplanes after the 1979 blizzard covered the Chicago area.
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A train pulls into a snowy Mount Prospect during the blizzard of 1979.
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Folks shovel the massive amounts of snow from their roof following the blizzard of 1979.
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The roof of a Mount Prospect shopping center collapsed under the weight of the snow following the blizzard of 1979.
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The blizzard of 1979.
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These Palatine residents used a snowblower to remove snow from their roof following the blizzard of 1979.
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As the sun came up following the blizzard of 1979, snow removal crews were working to move the snow from the sidewalks and roads at Harper College in Palatine.
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