An ice storm warning remains in effect for parts of northern Illinois, while icy precipitation and gusty winds could impact other suburbs as temperatures drop Wednesday night and into Thursday morning.
Already, thousands of customers are without power, and nearly 200 flights have been canceled at Chicago's airports because of the bad conditions.ComEd Power Outages Affecting Over 62,000 CustomersSign up for NBC Chicago newsletters.
In Lakemoor, located in Lake County, Fox Lake Road is currently blocked in both directions between Volo Village Road and U.S. 12 after heavy ice caused power lines to snap in the area.In De Kalb, Lincoln Highway is blocked in both directions because of a fallen tree, and so is Pingree Road in suburban Cary.
The brunt of the outages is being borne by Kane County, where 9,550 customers are without power, and in Cook County, where 9,210 customers are in the dark at this time. According to the Chicago Department of Aviation, 152 flights have been canceled at O’Hare as of 5:30 p.m., with another 43 flights canceled at Midway.You can find up-to-date informationice storm warning remains in effect
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