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Ice turns to thunderstorm as temperatures rise

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An Illinois Department of Transportation truck dumps salt along Elmhurst Road in Wheeling Sunday as an ice storm hit the area causing difficult driving conditions. Several flight delays were reported at O'Hare International Airport because of the weather.

Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer

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A Sunday afternoon of sleet and freezing rain turned to a January thunderstorm as temperatures around the Chicago area continued to warm up Sunday night and Monday morning. Illinois State Police said Monday morning there had been no serious injuries from any of the more than a dozen accidents they had responded to Sunday night.