Images: The Blizzard Begins
All packed up and no place to go as Fredrik Dahl of Sweden trying to get to Miami finds out as he stands in the United Airlines line at OHare International Airport.
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All passengers can do is sit and wait out the storm as the local news flashes the latest information on the TV in baggage claim.
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Sign of the times at OHare with the blizzard of 2011 set to hit the Chicagoland area.
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Emmanuel Alejandres, from left, Liseth Leal, and Fernando Perez brave the blizzard as snow hits the Fox Valley area Tuesday, February 1, 2011. The Larkin High School students were trying to make their way home.
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Snow hits the Fox Valley area Tuesday, February 1, 2011 as Larkin High School students make their way home.
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Looking West from Powers road in Gilberts as Snow falls along Interstate 90 Tuesday, February 1, 2011. Increased snowfall will make travel difficult, with blizzard like weather predicted later today and Wednesday.
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Snow started coming down with high winds Tuesday afternoon in Wheaton.
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Tony Vazquez tries to keep up with the blizzard by shoveling in front of Bulldogs Grill in downtown Wauconda.
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Lynn Moore of Wheaton shields her face from winds and snow as she stocks up on provisions at the Whole Foods in Wheaton Tuesday afternoon.
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Cars head westbound on Butterfield Road with low visibility as snow started coming down with high winds Tuesday afternoon in Wheaton.
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A school bus navigates the intersection of Central and New Wilke roads at the start of Tuesdays blizzard.
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The intersection of Warrenville Rd and Naperville Rd looking south is a sea of red lights Tuesday during the evening rush hour.
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Low visibility on Butterfield Road after snow started coming down with high winds Tuesday afternoon in Wheaton.
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Mike Rivera of Rolling Meadows carries a snowblower canopy home at the start of Tuesdays blizzard.
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Commuters cross Dunton Avenue after catching early trains from downtown Chicago as the blizzard begins Friday afternoon in Arlington Heights.
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Commuters keep make their way home as the blizzard begins Friday afternoon in Arlington Heights.
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Traffic backs up on the on ramp at Arlington Heights Road to I-90 as the blizzard begins Friday afternoon in Arlington Heights.
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Pedestrians didnt fare much better than drivers as the blizzard begins in full force Tuesday afternoon in downtown Arlington Heights.
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A plow waits for a bicyclist to pass in downtown Arlington Heights as the blizzard begins Tuesday afternoon.
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A motorist moves through whipping snow on South Union Road outside of Marengo Tuesday afternoon.
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Mike Rivera of Rolling Meadows carries a snowplow canopy home at the start of Tuesdays blizzard.
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Mike Rivera of Rolling Meadows carries a snowblower canopy home at the start of Tuesdays blizzard.
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A public works truck plows the Rolling Meadows municipal lot at the start of Tuesdays blizzard.
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Cars are bumper to bumper along route 59 in Naperville Tuesday woith nearly white out conditions.
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Jackie Niemeyer of Mokena,left, and Brian Failing of Lisle walk to the dorms on the campus of North Central College Tuesday. They were seeking shelter from the cold.
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Julia Shaver of Naperville sports a pair of Chemistry safety goggles during her walk in downtown Naperville Tuesday during the storm.
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Matt Russo of Naperville shovles his drive in anticapatipon of the big storm Tuesday afternoon.
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Nicole Podraza of Grayslake stands in a blizzard as along Gages Lake Road in Grayslake waiting for a bus Tuesday.
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Travis Kick, a manager at the Firkin Restaurant, gets a head start on shoveling as a blizzard hit the area Tuesday afternoon in Libertyville.
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Commuters exit the train to almost white out conditions at the Metra stop in Tuesday afternoon in Libertyville.
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Canadian Pacific Railway employees work on the rail line in the snow Tuesday near Wadsworth Road in Wadsworth.
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A Mundelei school bus makes its way along Hawley Street in Mundelin Tuesday afternoon as a blizzrd hit Lake County.
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A commuter makes his way to the train as a blizzard hit the area Tuesday afternoon in Libertyville.
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A commuter walks down the platform at the Lubertyville Metra stop as a blizzard hit the area Tuesday afternoon.
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Don Jessen of Mt. Prospect gets ready to ride 2.3 miles home on his bike from the Mt. Prospect train station during Tuesdays blizzard. He says he rides his bike every day, regardless of the weather.
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Commuters wait for a train to clear at the Mt. Prospect Metra station during Tuesdays blizzard.
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Don Jessen of Mt. Prospect begins the 2.3 mile ride home on his bike from the Mt. Prospect train station during Tuesdays blizzard. He says he rides his bike every day, regardless of the weather.
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Don Jessen of Mt. Prospect gets ready to ride 2.3 miles home on his bike from the Mt. Prospect train station during Tuesdays blizzard. He says he rides his bike every day, regardless of the weather.
JOE LEWNARD/jlewnard@dailyherald.com