Published by admin on Tue, 01/29/2019 - 6:53pm
As the region braces for all-time record cold, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a disaster proclamation advancing measures that would make a wide variety of state resources available to communities harmed by the winter weather.
Wednesday’s high was to be -12 degrees with a predicted wind chill of -55 degrees. Schools, businesses and organizations closed their doors and canceled scheduled events, some into Thursday.
