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Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley ordered city workers to clear city streets around the clock and asked citizens for help. [7] On Friday, the city was virtually shut down and area schools were closed. [6] Chicago's fleet of 500 snow plows and 2,500 workers was out in force, and additional snow removal equipment was sent from Iowa, Wisconsin and ...
The City of Chicago's second annual “You Name a Snowplow" contest is entering Phase 2, and now you can vote for your favorite names!
It was one of the largest Chicago snowstorms in history at the time, with 21 inches (53 cm) of snowfall in the two-day period. [1] Only 2 inches (5.1 cm) to 4 inches (10 cm) of snow was expected [2] but by the end of Sunday, January 14, the depth of snow on the ground peaked at 29 inches (74 cm). [3] The blizzard lasted for a total of 38 hours.
Falling tree branches due to the heavy wet snow and strong winds resulted in one casualty (Elmaz Qyra) in Central Park [20] and created dangerous conditions on the streets. The New York City Sanitation Department deployed 1600 snow plow and 365 salt spraying trucks to keep traffic flowing smoothly on the highways and city streets of the five ...
"[Dec.] 28, 2021, now stands as the latest date for the first measurable snow in Chicago on record," Earlier this month, the city broke its record for the latest first snowfall of the season ...
21.2 inches (54 cm) of snow fell at Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, making this the third largest total snowfall in Chicago history, [77] after the infamous Chicago Blizzard of 1967, and the Blizzard of 1999. 24 inches (61 cm) fell at the 1 N Abingdon mesonet site in Knox County, in West Central Illinois. This was the largest snowfall in ...
Jeremy Renner, who suffered a near-fatal snow plow accident in January 2023, spoke Tuesday about his recovery at an on-stage talk at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival. Asked if there were any ...
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