Images of today's weather
Plows clear the way along Western Avenue as more snow falls on the Chicago area and the suburbs Wednesday.
Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Pan Nelson of Palatine was all bundled up and headed out to use her snow blower Wednesday morning.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Javier Lorenzo of Elgin clears his car of the most recent snow as more snow falls on the Chicago area and the suburbs on Wednesday.
Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Plows work to clear Fabyan ave as more snow falls on the Chicago area and the suburbs Wednesday.
Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Ken Chamlin of Des Plaines took his dog Corrina to Beck Lake to chase snow ball but instead she decided to eat the snow. Beck Lake is in Cook County at Golf Road and I-294.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Chris Petrovski-Klein jogs around Pioneer Park in Arlington Heights as an arctic weather plunge enters the area. She runs about 25-30 miles a week around the park.
Daniel White | Staff Photographer
An unidentified runner makes their way thru Fermi Lab in Batavia as more snow falls on the Chicago area and the suburbs Wednesday.
Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
There's something beautiful about tire marks in the freshly fallen snow on the roadways, creating patterns and showing that someone took some effort in backing up into a driveway in Elk Grove.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Icicles hanging from a house in Elk Grove Village.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
A car is buried in the snow on Vail Avenue in Arlington Heights.
Bill Zars | Staff Photographer
Jeff Carrier of the Mundelein Public Works Dept. clears the roads along Huntington Drive Wednesday morning.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Grace Kwiatkwski of Glenveiw, throws snow for her dog Lola, left, and Ken Chamlin of Des Plaines dog Corrina at Beck Lake in Cook County at Golf Road and I-294.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Due to the large amounts of snow fall many residents have not been able to bring in outdoor holiday decorations including this choir decoration on Central Street in Glenview just east of Oakton Community College.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Icicles hang to the ground on the closed Bakers Square on Barrington Road in Hanover Park.
Mark Black | Staff Photographer
Ken Chamlin throws snow for his dog Corrina to chase at Beck Lake in Cook County at Golf Road and I-294.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
A coyote hunts for food at the island at Twin Lakes Recreation Center in Palatine.
Bill Zars | Staff Photographer
As the snow along Vail St. in Arlington Heights mounts, residents prepare for an arctic weather plunge.
Daniel White | Staff Photographer
Looking North from the Fabyan bridge to foot bridge over the Fox River as more snow falls on the Chicago area and the suburbs Wednesday.
Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
A car makes it's way along a road in the Fermi Lab complex as more snow falls on the Chicago area and the suburbs Wednesday.
Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Traffic is backed up along Route 45 in Vernon Hills after snow fell in Lake county overnight causing morning commute headaches.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Mother Nature's idea of a bad joke continues on with snow plows and snowblowers working overtime. Palatine's snowplow s were out in force as they cleared away snow from the side streets.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Mike Wisnewski with Des Plaines Public Works clears snow at the Des Plaines Municipal Garage next to the Des Plaines Library. Wisnewski said he has not seen this much snow early in the year in five years.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
A buffalo stands tall as more snow falls on the Chicago area and the suburbs Wednesday.
Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Mike Tarnow, 70, tries to dig out with a snow blower along Camden St. in Vernon Hills after snow fell in Lake county overnight.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
John Chang, 29, takes his dog, Dezzie, a Shiba Inu, out for some exercise along Evergreen Rd. in Vernon Hills after snow fell in Lake county overnight.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Icicles hang to the ground on the closed Bakers Square on Barrington Road in Hanover Park.
Mark Black | Staff Photographer
Snow clings to trees along Western Ave in Geneva as More snow falls.
Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Traffic crawls along in the eastbound lanes of I-90 near Route 59 during the Wednesday morning commute.
Jeff Knox | Staff Photographer
Gulls hunker down on the ice at Twin Lakes Recreation Center in Palatine.
Bill Zars | Staff Photographer
Traffic heading into the suburbs on the eastbound Jane Addams Tollway slows to a crawl on the icy roadway near Hampshire.
Christopher Hankins | Staff Photographer
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