In southwest suburban New Lenox Tuesday afternoon, IDOT trucks were lined up for inspection and cleaning, and crews were putting on the plows.

Crews are trying to avoid any slick spots for an IDOT region with a lot of elevated spaces and more mileage, IDOT said, than most. Sara Machi reports.

Douglas McIntyre, editor-in-chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, reports that a massive ice storm will hit the U.S., stretching from Chicago to Boston and into northern Kentucky. The storm is expected to cause power outages,