Subzero wind chills hit commuters Thursday morning as weather officials said temperatures would be between 10 and 20 degrees below freezing throughout the morning.
Officials said there was a limited risk of excessive cold Thursday morning for parts of north-central and northeastern Illinois, as well as northwest Indiana.
Current morning temperatures at O’Hare International Airport are mostly cloudy at 5 degrees with a wind chill of minus 15 degrees. At Midway Airport, conditions are the same, with a temperature of 6 degrees with a wind chill of -14 degrees, officials said.
Officials also said a dusting of snow was expected Thursday afternoon near U.S. Highway 24 and warned that driving conditions could be slippery in that area.
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