The remnants of the winter storm that dropped nearly five inches of snow Tuesday could bring several more inches to the area Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
The highest accumulation will be to the North and Northwest, in Lake and McHenry counties, which could see up to four inches, said Mark Ratzer, a meteorologist for the weather service based in Romeoville.
"The northern suburbs will get the most," Ratzer said. "But we'll see some variable intensity (across) the area."
Will, DuPage and southern Cook counties will see between one and two inches of snow throughout the day. Snowfall is expected to stop about 6 p.m. Wednesday, according to the weather service.
Much like Tuesday, there's a strong chance any accumulation will turn to slush with daily high temperatures expected to climb to 36, well above the freezing point. The predicted low for the day is 29, according to the weather service.
The average snow accumulation at O'Hare throughout February is 8.8 inches, Ratzer said, but this month has seen nearly 15 inches, with 4.8 inches recorded Tuesday, he said.
Anticipated flight cancellation info for the day was not immediately available early Wednesday.
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Mayor Emanuel will celebrate two years in office by unveiling "Elevate Chicago" on Thursday, a series of construction projects to improve Navy Pier and McCormick Place.
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Just as Oscar host Seth MacFarlane set his sights on a variety of targets with a mixture of hits and misses, the motion picture academy spread the gold around to a varied slate of films.
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Every time a tornado makes news, the local public cannot help but think about what happened in this area, back in 1967. A destructive storm system hit the southwest suburbs 46 years ago.
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A Merrillville police officer shot a man Monday afternoon when the two got into a fight in the parking lot of the Merrillville Planned Parenthood office.
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Gov. Pat Quinn said Illinois lawmakers have a chance to make history on two fronts this month by approving a plan to fix the state's decades-old pension crisis and legalizing same-sex marriage.
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