Chicago Weather forecast: Winter storm misses Chicago area; north suburbs see some snow and sleet
CHICAGO (WLS) -- While some light snow and freezing drizzle continues to fall, most of the Chicago area missed the brunt of a Midwestern winter storm.
The northern suburbs saw the most accumulation, which was just enough to snarl O'Hare International Airport with a group stop early Monday morning.
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The ground stop caused cancellations and cascading delays at O'Hare throughout the morning and midday, but they were largely resolved by midafternoon. Over 100 flights were canceled at O'Hare during the worst of the weather.
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In Skokie, public works officials kept a close eye on streets that are mostly clear of snow but carry a risk of icing over thanks to freezing drizzle that has fallen steadily for most of the afternoon. About a dozen trucks have been laying salt on the roads since about 9 p.m. Sunday.
"There's a chance for additional accumulation through evening and into the night hours, and we'll continue to monitor that. But right now we aren't seeing anything," said Max Slankard of Skokie Public Works.
In Waukegan, snowplows and salt trucks were out as snow covered the roads.
Cleanup began bright and early for Adam Carson, who owns Supermercado Gonzalez grocery store and coffee shop on Grand Avenue.
"It is always a little bit of a guessing game in the mornings, especially when there is prediction of snow, because you don't always know if snow will be on the ground," Carson said.
A family friend helped him clean his store's parking lot so customers could drive in and out.
"Luckily we have a family friend that has a snow plow just to make sure we get the store ready," Carson said. "Because grocery stores, like a lot of businesses, there are people here at 7 o'clock in the morning who need to get things, so we try to stay ready
Others in Waukegan were busy clearing their driveways, and scraping off the ice from their cars.
"I was out last night when it started... just got to be careful," Waukegan resident Isaiah Goines said. "It looked like rain then transformed to snowflakes and started to come consistent =>"
"The roads are not clear yet and it's pretty cold," Waukegan resident Daryl said.
While the cold may have bothered some people, one furry four-legged friend named Chewy was doing just fine.
"He don't mind it," Daryl said. "He likes to play in it when he has an opportunity."
