Images from Wednesday's winter storms
Ron Hain of Hoffman Estates tries to blow out the heavy wet snow from his driveway.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Anna Nicholas grimaces from the cold on her way to work in the Elk Crossing shopping center in Elk Grove Village.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Peter Ippolito of Elgin, tries to jump start his girlfriend's car, right, that was stranded along Algonquin Road in Rolling Meadows.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
A man makes his way across the Highland Street bridge as more snow falls in Elgin Wednesday.
Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Todd Silvey and his Elgin neighbors shovel out from thick, wet snow Wednesday morning.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Yvonne Bober of Elk Grove Village bundles up for the blast of arctic cold that arrived Wednesday afternoon for a quick trip to Jewel.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
A snow plow clears off the remnants of a winter storm on Rt 45 in Libertyville Wednesday morning.
Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer
College of Lake County students brave the snow as they head to class Wednesday morning. Temperatures are expected to drop this evening.
Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer
Jose Ramirez of Elgin slops across the Highland Street bridge as more snow falls in Elgin Wednesday.
Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Nicole Wolfgram braves the arctic blast while shopping at Elk Crossing in Elk Grove Village.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
A very hearty snapdragon plant in a pot still has flowers blooming on it, after the snow fall on December 9th in downtown Glenview. The cold snap on Thursday will spell the end for the purple flower.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Keith Dirck of Geneva tries out some new cross country skis at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles Wednesday. Icy temperatures and higher winds are expected overnight and tomorrow.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Tim Dirnberger launches his son, 8-year-old Mitchell, down a hill conveniently located behind their home in Hoffman Estates. Tim says they've been sledding on that hill since his kids were 2-years-old.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Dannie Edgington of Huntley shovels his drive as more snow falls in McHenry County Wednesday morning.
Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
12-year-old Tim Dirnberger sleds down the hill behind his house in Hoffman Estates.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
8 year old Mariel Sebby helps her mom clear off snow from their sidewalk Wednesday in Libertyville.
Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer
Evan O'Mara, 3, places the nose on the snowman he made, with the help of his parents Pat and Cindy, using the freshly fallen snow in the front yard of their Palatine home.
Mark Black | Staff Photographer
Horses trying to graze through a blanket of snow at Horizon Farms in Barrington Hills.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
A snowplow cleans up a Geneva street as wind and snow pound the Tri-Cities Wednesday. Icy temperatures and higher winds are expected overnight and tomorrow.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
"It's the first snow of the year, you can't be too upset" says Lonni Oldham of Huntley while she clears her driveway on Wednesday.
Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Snow clings to a trees in Huntley on Wednesday.
Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Tim Dirnberger launches his daughter, 11-year-old Katelyn, down a hill conveniently located behind their home in Hoffman Estates. Tim says they've been sledding on that hill since his kids were 2-years-old.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Rachel Moore, on her way to buy groceries, braves the bone-chilling arctic blast Wednesday afternoon in Elk Grove Village.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
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