Kevin
Chambers, weather.com
 Dangerous
wind chills are punishing Chicago this morning, just one day after
more than a foot of snow smothered the city, snarling air traffic
and clogging roads.
Chicago city
schools are closed today, because of the severe cold, rather than
the snow. Officials reversed an earlier decision to open schools
Tuesday, after hearing the forecast for sub-zero wind chills.
About 90 percent
of Chicago public school students walk to school, rather than
rely on bus service.
Many flights
will be canceled again today at Chicago’s O’Hare and
Midway airports and officials said it may be tomorrow before schedules
return to normal.
"Tuesday
will be slow as we begin recovering from the storm and we'll likely
have more cancelations and delays," said Monique Bond, spokeswoman
for the Chicago Department of Aviation.
Hundreds of
flights to and from Chicago were canceled Monday and that had
a ripple effect at airports across the country.
Most roads
and streets in the Chicago area had been cleared, but some were
snowpacked and icy and authorities were urging people to use caution.
At Chicago's
United Center Monday night, the Bulls played the Phoenix Suns,
but attendance at the NBA game was poor. Fans in the upper levels
were invited to come down and fill the empty seats closer to the
playing floor.
Monday’s
heavy, wet snow also snapped power lines in some areas. Commonwealth
Edison officials said there were scattered reports from people
who lost power during the storm.
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