With a dangerous winter storm beginning to make its way through the Chicago area, authorities have cautioned commuters against traveling, stating that Illinois road conditions will “rapidly” deteriorate as the storm moves through.
is in effect throughout the entire Chicago area. It began at 9 a.m. Thursday in McHenry, DeKalb, Kane, LaSalle, Kendall and Grundy counties, according to the National Weather Service. The warning took effect in Lake, DuPage, Kankakee, Cook and Will counties in Illinois at noon and will begin in Lake, Newton and Jasper counties in northwest Indiana starting at 3 p.m.
." The service added that"falling and blowing snow may result in white-out conditions with zero visibility at times, making travel extremely difficult, if not impossible."
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