What is an ice dam? How do they form? And what to do about them

Keep an eye out homeowners, it’s ice dam season, which are caused by melting snow that can cause water to leak into houses. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Chicago-area roads, transit bogged down by snowstorm

Snowplows barreled along Chicago-area roads and the CTA, Metra and Pace struggled to get service moving Tuesday morning as parts of northern Illinois closer to Lake Michigan dug out from as much as 18 inches of snow. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Storm dumps 18 inches of snow in Evanston, 17 in Lincoln Square, less than half that at O’Hare, forecasters say

A powerful snowstorm left parts of Chicago with almost 18 inches of snow by 6 a.m., with 10.5 inches falling in just 6 hours, snarling roads, cancelling in-person school and clogging transit lines. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Police investigating after woman dies at Pulaski Blue Line station

Blue Line service was disrupted Tuesday morning as Chicago police investigated a death on the tracks at the Pulaski station. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

How to properly wear two masks — and other mask-fitting tips following recent CDC advice

New mask advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — connected with a new study — focuses on making sure masks fit correctly to better prevent the spread of COVID-19. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Feb. 14 storm: How much did it snow near you?

A frigid Presidents’ Day weekend is closing out with all of northern Illinois under a winter storm warning that could drop 6 to 10 inches of snow in most of the area Monday and Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

As much as 2 inches of snow per hour may fall on Chicago area Monday, wind chill remains dangerously low at 20 below zero, ‘travel will be very difficult to impossible,’ forecasters warn

Snowfall rates of as much as 2 inches per hour could lead to low visibility while wind chill values will make it feel like 20 below zero Monday, forecasters warned, saying travel will be “difficult to impossible” as a result. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Daily average of administered vaccine doses hits new high as 2,092 new COVID-19 cases and 53 additional deaths reported Saturday

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Minnesota clinic shooting renews fears for doctors who say they increasingly face threats when they deny patients opioids

Doctors who treat pain say threats of violence escalated markedly in recent years as mounting legal and regulatory pressure led many to prescribe alternatives to opioids. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Naperville police’s discovery of luxury vehicle stolen in Chicago carjacking leads to arrest of three suspects and recovery of guns, drugs

Naperville police charged three men in connection with recovered guns, ammunition, drugs and two luxury vehicles reported stolen in armed carjackings in Chicago. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Chicago area’s gentle but treacherous snow to give way to dangerous cold Saturday night

The Arctic weather that’s kept the Chicago area in its grip for the last week will plunge northern Illinois into an even deeper freeze Saturday night after another round of road-slickening snow ends late in the day. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

The same day a man was buried in Mexico after dying from COVID-19, his son in Evanston got his first dose of vaccine: ‘He almost made it’

Jesús Gómez got his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in Evanston the same day his father was buried in Mexico after dying of the coronavirus. He fears more people will die unnecessarily as data shows Black and Latino residents of Illinois are far behind white residents in vaccination rates. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois…

Stark divide in Illinois COVID-19 vaccinations by race, ethnicity and age, new data shows

Confirming fears of inequity in COVID-19 vaccinations, newly released state data shows that Black and Hispanic Illinoisans so far have been vaccinated at half the rate of white residents. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Coronavirus vaccine etiquette: Here’s what to say if a relative cuts in line for the shot

Here’s how to handle relatives who cut in line for a coronavirus vaccine. Two experts offer advice. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Evanston man charged with murder in shooting death at Skokie hotel denied bond

An Evanston man was charged with the murder of another Evanston resident at a Skokie hotel last month. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

14-year-old boy charged with murder in November shooting in Austin, 2 months after 15-year-old also charged

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with fatally shooting a man in the Austin neighborhood in November, making him the second teen charged with murder in the killing, according to police. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Again!? Sporadic snowfall and lows below zero predicted through weekend for Chicago area.

For the second straight week, the Chicago area can expect a dayslong stretch of below average temperatures, with wind chills that could reach 25 below, and the potential for periods of accumulating snow through Monday. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

For CPS students eagerly returning to school today, it’s ‘second only to Disney World at this point’

“It’s almost impossible to keep a 4-year-old focused on a computer screen,” one Chicago parent said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Cook County and Chicago reject Pritzker’s expansion of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility under phase 1b of distribution plan

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

26 anglers rescued from ice floe in Lake Superior off Minnesota

Many anglers didn’t realize the ice had separated from the shore until they heard yells and sirens, the Star Tribune reported. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Cardinal Cupich presiding over funeral Mass for mom and 4 girls killed in Des Plaines fire

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich and the rector of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe were to preside Wednesday over a funeral Mass for a mother and four daughters killed last month in a fire in their Des Plaines home. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

Valentine’s Day in Chicago: The warmest, coldest, snowiest and wettest weather since 1871

A look back at the warmest, coldest, wettest and snowiest weather for Feb. 14 in Chicago since 1871. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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