Up to 8 inches of snow Monday evening into Tuesday to hamper drivers, present 'opportunity' for sledders
Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times By Tuesday evening, a five- to eight-inch blanket of snow was expected to settle over the Chicago area in what forecasters expected to be the largest snowstorm in recent years. The lion’s share of accumulation — the heavy wet stuff — was expected to fall in the late evening hours of Monday and the wee hours of Tuesday, with lighter fluffier snow continuing to fall through most of the day Tuesday, according to National Weather Service Meteorologist Matt Friedlein. For sledding enthusiasts, “this is an opportunity,” he said. Areas north of the city will see t...