Chicago Weather: 1-3 inches of snow falls across area

ByDiane Pathieu and ABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Monday, March 7, 2022
Snow creates slick road conditions across Chicago area
Streets and roads are wet and slushy for the morning commute.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A blast of winter weather returned to the Chicago area, with more snow falling Monday morning.

A Winter Weather Advisory was in effect until noon for much of the Chicago area.

A combination of rain, sleet and snow began falling overnight. The snow is expected to wind down after noon.

Some areas saw up to three inches of snow, with areas to the south seeing lesser amounts.

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Snow Totals

West Chicago 3.0

Bull Valley 2.9

Lake Forest 2.7

Hoffman Estates 2.5

Waukegan 2.3

Naperville 2.0

The precipitation created slick road conditions for the morning commute.

Several crashes have been reported in the area, including in Lombard on I-355 near Roosevelt Road where a plow and a pickup truck collided. The plow rolled over and the driver had to be treated for injuries.

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