Meanwhile, ice accumulations remained a concern Wednesday night in areas north and west of Chicago. An ice storm warning is in effect for McHenry County until 6 a.m. Thursday.

Ice storms don’t hit the Chicago area often because they require just the right combination of cold upper air, warm air above ground level and cold air right near the ground. But when they do ...

A winter weather system bringing Blizzard Warnings to Minnesota and Winter Storm Warnings to Wisconsin is set to arrive in the Chicago area Wednesday morning, with ice, sleet, freezing rain ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- More than 100,000 people in the Chicago area are without power after a winter storm brought heavy rain and ice to the area. The weight of ice has brought down trees, power lines ...

National Weather Service officials said the freezing drizzle and icy conditions in the Chicago area are expected to end as temperatures rise to the low 40s Thursday.

An ice storm is set to move into the Chicago area Wednesday evening, bringing “a wintry mix” of freezing rain, sleet and snow, according to the National Weather Service.

According to the NWS, an ice storm occurs when an area has freezing rain with accumulations of a quarter inch of ice or ...

An ice storm is on its way to Chicago so you might want to stay home tonight. Hopefully, tomorrow morning's sun will melt the wintry mix away. Written by Anna Rahmanan ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A nasty winter storm is coming to the Chicago area – dumping up to 10 inches for some parts of the area beginning Friday morning and intensifying especially on Friday night.

After an ice storm blanketed most of the area in sheets of ice, making for a slick and icy morning commute Thursday, gusty winds were expected to whip through the Chicago area Thursday night.

However, a new storm system is moving into the Plains and the Midwest Friday into Saturday morning. The National Weather Service has issued an ice storm warning for Iowa and other ice alerts from ...