Several suburban Chicago school districts announced closures for Monday as round of winter weather is expected to move into the region, with a blizzard warning impacting multiple counties.
The National Weather Service expanded a blizzard warning to include McHenry and DeKalb counties beginning at 10 p.m. Sunday. Blizzard conditions are expected at times, with wind gusts in excess of 40 miles per hour and snowfall accumulations of 3-to-5 inches, according to the warning. The warning is set to expire at 1 p.m. Monday.
A winter weather advisory will also take effect late Sunday in McHenry, Lake, DeKalb, Kane, DuPage, LaSalle, Kendall and northern Cook counties in Illinois. Snow is expected to bring approximately one-to-three inches of accumulation, with blowing snow causing visibility issues on area roadways…