With several days of dangerously cold weather settling in across the Sauk Valley, warming centers will be open for those who need them. Please call the facility to make sure it is open before traveling in the cold.

Due to the extreme cold warning, several Downers Grove Park District facilities will be closed on Friday, and all programs at those facilities are canceled

The Illinois Tollway is deploying around-the-clock Zero Weather Road Patrols to more quickly locate and aid drivers who need roadside assistance during the frigid temperatures and sub-zero windchills

Here's a look at schools that have announced their closure or switch to remote learning due to Friday's predicted cold.

Emergency warming centers across DuPage County are available to provide shelter for those in need

Due to extreme cold weather conditions forecast for Friday, some schools are canceling classes or moving to an e-learning day all Kane County court proceedings will be on Zoom.

Due to extreme weather conditions, all Downers Grove Grade School District 58 schools will be closed on Friday, Jan. 23, and students will have an e-learning day.

An Arctic blast will send wind chills plunging overnight. The coldest stretch arrives before sunrise on Friday. Forecasters are also monitoring the potential for accumulating snow late Saturday into Sunday

Anticipating arctic conditions later this week, Metra will operate on a reduced schedule Friday.

Batavia has set up a temporary warming center, while Geneva had to shut down its public works center to the public because of a heat system failure, as the deep freeze sets in.

Wind chills could plunge to 30 to 35 degrees below zero late Thursday night into Friday, especially northwest of Interstate 55. Elsewhere, wind chills of 20 to 25 below zero are expected, with bitter cold lingering into Saturday morning.

A burst pipe at O’Hare International Airport’s busiest air traffic control tower has caused delays for thousands of passengers Tuesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Areas along and north of I-88 could see 2 to 5 inches of fluffy snow, while localized totals approaching 6 inches are possible near the state border

Northern Illinois is expected to have a cold weather advisory early Monday.

The Kendall County Health Department maintains a list of warming centers on its website but recommends people call ahead.

As Shaw Media reflects on its 175-year legacy, we examine five front pages from January 15, including the historic 1979 blizzard

Winter weather returns with strong winds, blowing snow showers and falling temperatures Wednesday morning.

Rain will likely start in the afternoon, with the heavier rains and thunderstorms moving in by 6 p.m., the National Weather Service said

The Will County Emergency Management Agency is set to host a series of monthly webinars to help residents prepare for emergency situations.

The National Weather Service Chicago office confirmed four tornadoes touched down in Iroquois County during Sunday’s storm.

Expect some slick roads late Tuesday afternoon and again on New Year's Eve as periods of light snow move in

Bureau Valley FFA and Bureau County Farm Bureau will host a free weather preparedness seminar on Thursday, Jan. 15, at 5:30 p.m. at Ag View FS in Walnut

To ensure fast and reliable information during emergencies, Kane County is launching a new Public Safety Alert System with expanded features and improved reliability. Residents can enroll now.

A fatal crash in Harvard Monday is among several around McHenry County as slick roads and high winds made for dangerous driving.

A possible tornado caused damage in northeastern Iroquois County and southeastern Kankakee County during a severe thunderstorm shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday.

A loud boom Thursday evening in the McHenry that some say shook their homes prompted hundreds to take to social media for answers. But so far they have materialized.

A powerful winter storm was sweeping east from the Plains on Sunday, driven by what meteorologists describe as an intense cyclone that is taking aim at much of the country with a mixture of snow, ice, rain and strong winds

Strong winds, with gusts ranging from 45 to 55 mph, will usher in a cold front Sunday night that could result in snow showers in some areas, the National Weather Service said.

Storms and falling temperatures are expected Sunday into Monday in northern Illinois.

Although this Christmas will be warmer than usual, it is far from the record set on Christmas Day in 1982, when the temperature hit 64 degrees.

A powerful and fast-moving weather system is expected to bring a wide range of hazardous conditions to northern Illinois on Thursday, with the greatest impacts likely developing by late afternoon and evening

Agricultural conditions remained strained but slightly improved over the last six weeks, according to a survey across the Corn Belt’s Federal Reserve Districts.

The National Weather Service issued a Cold Weather Advisory early Saturday for much of northern Illinois.

Saturday will start with temperatures in the mid-20s but then see those slowly fall throughout the day. By Sunday, wind chills as low as 20 to 25 below zero are expected.

Severe cold headed into the area for the weekend has cause some disruption to weekend plans.

In response to a hazardous weather advisory with excessive cold, the city of Batavia opened a temporary warming center from 7 p.m. tonight, Friday, Dec. 12, through 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15 at the police station, 100 N. Island Ave.

In baseball you get three strikes. With lightning it only takes one to cause harm and that is why the city of Yorkville is improving safety near the city’s ballparks.

McHenry suspended its leaf pickup, hopes to get remaining leaves in the spring, but offers yard waste pickup through end of the week.

The two key ingredients which ultimately determine winter precipitation patterns are temperature and the storm track. And the outlook currently calls for colder and wetter conditions this season, which seemingly could translate to an active snowfall pattern.

Northern Illinois faces another round of potentially messy travel conditions Tuesday evening and again early Wednesday as a fast-moving weather system brings the threat of a brief glazing of ice, strong winds, followed by intense snow showers and squalls

Northern Illinois is staring down another blast of bitter Arctic air later this week, capping off what has already been one of the most aggressive starts to winter in decades

Icicle lights hanging from your house: Pretty. Actual icicles hanging from your house: A sign of potential trouble.

Following a huge snowfall the previous weekend, most of McHenry County awoke Sunday to about another half a foot of white flakes.

A fast-moving clipper system dropped a widespread band of snow across northern Illinois overnight into Sunday morning, leaving several communities with 6 inches or more and creating hazardous travel conditions before tapering off

Another round of light precipitation is possible Monday night into Tuesday near the Wisconsin border, with a stronger system bringing mainly rain Tuesday night before colder air returns midweek

Sterling’s snow emergency will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6. Rock Falls' snow emergency will begin at 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, and run until 6 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8.

A fast-moving clipper system is expected to spread a swath of accumulating snow across northern Illinois late Saturday evening through early Sunday

The more impactful weather arrives Saturday night into Sunday, when the first in a parade of Alberta Clippers moves through and brings 1-3 inches of snow

While the main headline is the cold, forecasters are also tracking several chances for light snow starting Friday

Northern Illinois will deal with a stretch of bitter cold and occasional light snow through the end of the workweek.