CHICAGO (WLS) -- 41 years ago today, a historic snow storm virtually shut down the entire city and surrounding area.
Many Chicagoans, (those present and those who have heard stories passed down), remember that so-called blizzard of winter 1979.
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More than 21 inches of snow was dumped in Illinois and northwest Indiana over a two-day period.
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The massive storm clogged roads, shut down both airports and paralyzed CTA trains and buses.
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Meanwhile, the heavy snow collapsed roof after roof and crushed weak garages into kindling.
Chicago saw the second coldest winter on record that year at an average of 18.4 degrees!