Residents digging out after Friday’s winter storm
SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE January 20, 2012 9:50AM
A pedestian is forced to walk on Lake Street near Sullivan Road in Aurora because heavy snow covered the sidewalk, Friday afternoon, Jan.20, 2012. | Steven Buyansky~Sun-Times Media
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Updated: March 24, 2012 11:30PM
Temperatures will warm Saturday as residents across the Chicago area dig out from yesterday’s storm that dump anywhere from 6 to 9 inches of snow,
Communities across Kane and Kendall counties reported snowfalls between 5 to 6.5 inches by the time the snow stopped after 10 p.m.
The storm caused schools to either close for the day or close early and many school districts cancelled after school activities.
Several Kane and DuPage area schools were planning early closings, and road crews were poised to get their plows in action, as the Fox Valley readied Friday for the second major snowstorm in the past 10 days.
All after-school activities and events in all District 204 schools were canceled Friday, including all building rental events scheduled for the evening.
District 204 students were dismissed at 2 p.m., according a message sent out to parents from Supt. Kathy Birkett.
At 11:45 a.m., the West Aurora School District announced it was canceling all elementary, middle and high school after-school activities for Friday, including the home varsity basketball game with Glenbard East. The game has been rescheduled for Jan. 24.
Hundreds of flights were canceled at O’Hare and Midway airports. Reports have 5.4 inches of snow at O’Hare and 6.2 inches at Midway by 9 p.m. Other totals included seven inches in Orland Hills and 6.8 inches in Downers Grove. With 9.1 inches, Joliet got hit the worst Friday.
At least 159 motorists who sought help from Illinois Tollway workers with changing tires, charging car batteries or because they ran out of gas or got stranded.
The Illinois Tollway said it had its full fleet of 183 plows on the roadways. Also, the Tollway’s Snow Operations Center opened in the early hours on Friday morning and the Tollway had its full complement of more than 200 staff and supervisors per shift to ensure roadways are kept clear of snow and ice.
The Chicago Blackhawk game scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. was being delayed until 8 p.m. because of the bad weather conditions.
Forecasters said the snow was falling at a rate of an inch or more per hour during the storm.
More snow is expected again on Monday.
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