another victim of the weather. small businesses. cnn's ted rowlands has more from chicago. ted? >> reporter: christine, this swirnt not only excruciatingly long and uncomfortable, but it is also getting to be very expensive. out of business because of a broken water pipe. >> found water just all over the place, and -- >> reporter: it is hard to imagine anyone more upset about this winter than the owner of this italian kachina. it's in chicago's little italy. >> he was literally crying when i spoke to him on the phone. literally crying. >> reporter: the harsh unrelenting freezing toe and temperatures forced cities to shell out thousands in overtime play to plow streets and now many areas are running low on road salt forcing crews to cut back or pay three times the regular price for the other