Suburbanites were digging out of more snow Tuesday and Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a disaster proclamation for the entire state.
Suburbanites were digging out of more snow Tuesday and Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a disaster proclamation for the entire state.
A car is buried in snow along Waukegan Road in Glenview Tuesday.
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Rosy cheeks, a frozen beard and a snowblower is how Dan Pieper, of Palatine started his day attacking the overnight snowfall the suburbs had once again, "I bought my house in December and I haven't seen my yard since. Wondering if I still have grass under there," he said.
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Al Gain, from Arlington Heights uses a snow shovel extension to clear snow on his garage and minimize ice around his gutters. He has a four-inch ice blockage on his house's gutter system and decided that the best course of action was to go to the hardware store and buy salt cakes that he could place strategically across his roof's gutters.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Glenn Meyers, of Wheaton digs out from snowfall overnight Tuesday, February 16, 2021 in Wheaton. Northern Illinois is under the grip of two major winter weather events: a cold air burst that began about 10 days ago originating north of the Arctic Circle and centered in the upper Midwest, and a significant winter storm moving in from the southern plains up the Ohio River Valley.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Al Gain, from Arlington Heights uses a snow shovel extension to clear snow on his garage and minimize ice around his gutters. He has a four-inch ice blockage on his house's gutter system and decided that the best course of action was to go to the hardware store and buy salt cakes that he could place strategically across his roof's gutters.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Ice takes on a life of its own as it melts and freezes again, like on this wall at a business in Arlington Heights.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Rake marks on a roof in Arlington Heights where the homeowner tried to get the snow and ice off his roof and on the ground.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Rosy cheeks a frozen beard and a snowblower is how Dan Pieper of Palatine started out his day attacking the overnight snowfall the suburbs had once again.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
A plow crosses Main Street in Wheaton as people dig out from snowfall overnight Tuesday, February 16, 2021 in Wheaton.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Large icicles hang from a Wheaton home Tuesday, February 16, 2021. Northern Illinois is under the grip of two major winter weather events that have dumped several inches of snow and continued to hold temperatures below freezing.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Josh Funke uses a roof rake to remove snow from his home in Northbrook Tuesday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Josh Funke uses a roof rake to remove snow from his home in Northbrook Tuesday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Icicles, one of which is several feet long, hang from a Northbrook home Tuesday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Mike Carroll uses a roof rake to clear snow from his Northbrook home Tuesday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Rake marks on a roof in Arlington Heights where the homeowner tried to get the snow and ice off his roof and on the ground.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Amy Wattley, of Glenview shovels snow from the end of her driveway Tuesday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Surrounded by deep snow, Dora Moats clears her driveway in Glenview Tuesday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
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