Images: Digging out from the blizzard
All across the suburbs, people are digging out after nearly 20 inches of snow fell on Sunday. The official total at O"Hare Airport was 19.3 inches making Sunday's snow the fifth biggest storm in Chicago history.
Bill Anagnos of Mt. Prospect removes the two-plus feet of snow that had built up on certain parts of his roof as people all across the suburbs begin to dig out from Sunday's blizzard.
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Mundelein residents Jesus Quinto, 18, and his father, Manuel Betancourt, try to dig out one of their cars Monday morning after a blizzard overwhelmed Lake County on Sunday. Over 18 inches of snow fell over the area causing school closures and delayed commutes.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Andrew Kingsley of South Elgin bundles up and blows snow from his driveway Monday morning.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Mary Mazza walks Cubby in the street along Huntington Drive in Mundelein because sidewalks are knee-deep in snow.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Vicky Fink of Palatine plows the sidewalk of her neighbor's home Monday as people all across the suburbs begin to dig out from Sunday's blizzard.
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Mt. Prospect's Lauren Rosengarden digs out her driveway Monday as people all across the suburbs begin to dig out from Sunday's blizzard.
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Icy roads cause several spinouts Monday morning like this one on Golf Road in Schaumburg.
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Palatine's Mark Filauri digs his way out his driveway and clears his mailbox Monday as people all across the suburbs begin to dig out from Sunday's blizzard.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Amy Kelly shovels out the walk in front of Cocoon in downtown Geneva Monday morning.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Island Lake resident Chris Bryan clears off his driveway at his Newport Drive home early Monday morning before heading out to work.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
A driver stuck in the snow gets a helping hand Monday morning in Crystal Lake.
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A car makes a right turn from Dean onto Calhoun St. in Woodstock Monday morning, where snow is piled two stories high in the intersection near the historic Woodstock Opera House.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Mundelein resident Peggy Cope clears her neighbor's sidewalk with a snowblower Monday.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Cars along 5th Avenue are still covered with snow Monday morning after a blizzard dumped nearly 20 inches of snow on DuPage County over the weekend.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Jose Munoz of Naperville scrapes the snow and ice off his car Monday morning after a blizzard dumped over nearly 20 inches of snow on DuPage County over the weekend.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Jose Munoz of Naperville scrapes the snow and ice off his car Monday morning after a blizzard dumped over nearly 20 inches of snow on DuPage County over the weekend.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
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