Say it isn’t snow
A plow waits near Wing Street as snow flurries begin Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 in Elgin.
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A pedestrian crosses Campbell Street, which is covered in slush, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 in Arlington Heights.
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All bundled up to keep the snow flurries out, a man walks along Grove Street Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 in Elgin.
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Jim Mitchell, owner of Mitchell Jewelers, shovels snow from the sidewalk outside his shop in downtown Arlington Heights on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024.
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All bundled up to keep the snow flurries out, a man walks toward Festival Park Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 in Elgin.
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Standing in the bucket of an aerial lift as windblown snow falls, Mike Hodge of the Arlington Heights Public Works hangs a snowman decoration on the pedestrian bridge spanning Vail Avenue in downtown Arlington Heights Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024.
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A plow drives east on State Street as snow flurries coat the area Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 in South Elgin.
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A man walks along Kimball Street as snow flurries hit the region Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 in Elgin.
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Snow flurries blew into the suburbs Thursday with a wet blanket of the white stuff and slushy bit of fun for the first time this fall.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Chicago and the surrounding suburbs should expect a wetter than normal winter this season.
On the other hand, the 2025 Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts that the same area will have a cold dry winter.
What are your predictions for the season? Do you like warm temperatures or lots and lots of snow?
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