A ground stop remained in effect for departures at O'Hare Airport, due to snow or ice, according to the FAA. Delays to departing and arriving flights are increasing at O'Hare and Midway, officials said.

Friday morning snow squalls in the Chicago weather forecast could make the commute extremely dangerous and result in 1 to 3 inches of accumulation before Northwest Indiana gets clobbered by lake effect snow this weekend.

The National Weather Service’s monthly roundup of records from O'Hare Airport shows January’s average temperature of 21.9 degrees was just 3.3 degrees below the historic average for the month.

Several inches of snow hit the Chicago area Sunday, causing hundreds of flight delays and cancellations and more closures at school districts across the area for Monday.

A Winter Weather Advisory was issued for Saturday as lake-effect snow continues to fall in parts of the Chicago area and in Northwest Indiana. The advisory is in effect for Cook a

Cloudy and cold today, with snow chances popping up through the week in Chicagoland.

A quiet, dry day is in store for the Chicago area Thursday, but things will start to change overnight as lake effect snow begins to build in western Michigan, leading to a "prolonged" period of snow for northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana Friday and Saturday.

The finalists for the Chicago snow plow naming contest have been announced!