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Images: Spring snow reminds us that winter weather is still here.

An early spring snow covered our suburban streets and yards today, slowing commutes and reminding us that winter weather will still be around for awhile longer.

  Mike Konicek shovels snow in front of his business in Barrington during Monday snowfall. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  Terri Hacker of South Elgin deals with the wind and falling snow while clearing her driveway with an electric snowblower as a spring snow blankets the area Monday morning. "Isn't this terrible," she said. "Happy spring break, huh?" Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  Pedro Gonzalez plows the sidewalk on Cook and Station Streets in downtown Barrington during Monday snowfall. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  A fresh coating of snow covers spring plants Monday morning in Geneva. Jeff Knox/jknox@dailyherald.com
  A bicyclist makes his way through the Monday snowfall along Station Street in Barrington. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  Mike Shintani of Arlington Heights trudges across Cook Street in Barrington during Monday snowfall. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  A car skids off the road, left, along Lake-Cook Road in Barrington Hills during Monday's snow. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  Snow slows the morning commute on Randall Road in Elgin Monday. Jeff Knox/jknox@dailyherald.com
  Joon Oh of Libertyville uses two shovels to clear his driveway along Golf Road as residents woke to a snow-covered landscape in Lake County Monday morning. The overnight snow made the morning commute difficult and was expected to continue falling throughout the day. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  A Libertyville police officer inspects damage of a car involved in a three vehicle accident at Butterfield Road and Golf Road as residents woke to a snow-covered landscape in Lake County Monday morning. The overnight snow made the morning commute difficult and was expected to continue falling throughout the day. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  Steve Johnson makes a short but unpleasant walk back to his house from his car parked on the street in South Elgin as a spring snow blankets the area Monday morning. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  Traffic was moving slowly along Route 176 in Libertyville Monday morning after snow fell overnight in Lake County. The snow made the morning commute difficult and was expected to continue falling throughout the day. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  A Libertyville Public Works snowplow clears Golf Road as residents woke to a snow-covered landscape in Lake County Monday morning. The overnight snow made the morning commute difficult and was expected to continue falling throughout the day. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  Frank Marin of South Elgin clears his sidewalk as a spring snow blankets the area Monday morning. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  Traffic was moving slowly along Butterfield Road Monday morning as a spring snow blanketed DuPage County. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
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