Winter storm leads thousands without power Many Illinoisans are digging out from a weekend winter storm. Thousands remain without power in southern Illinois after the storm produced ice in many areas.

A powerful and deadly winter storm that stretched thousands of miles across the U.S., slamming major cities from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic, has finally come to an end.

The second Winter storm in less than a week is now over for central Illinois; at least in the accumulation department.

The latest winter storm is bringing snow and ice to thousands of counties across more than 20 states. Here’s what to know about the forecast, key cities and expected impacts.

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D.C., remain under winter alerts as the last of the storm pushes through Monday afternoon. Heavy sleet and freezing rain struck Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky, causing power outages, while snow is ...

Who names a winter storm and why doesn't the National Weather ... See the latest power outages across the US Hundreds of schools from Illinois to Washington, D.C. were forced to close Monday ...

WASHINGTON — A major winter storm that turned deadly in the Midwest over the weekend pummeled the Mid-Atlantic region Monday, prompting travel hazards, shutting down schools, and closing federal offices in the nation's capital.

Although the snow is wrapping up, motorists were asked to stay off of the roads if at all possible Monday morning.

WASHINGTON – A deadly winter storm that blanketed the Midwest and ... shuttered classrooms for a second day in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland ...

Several deaths are blamed on a winter storm that shut down interstates, caused thousands of airport delays and racked up more than 350,000 power outages from Kansas, Missouri and Illinois into Virginia, Washington and Maryland. School closures are widespread and multiple cities and states declared emergencies.

As Illinoisans return to the office after the holiday season, their Monday blues might be further magnified by lake-effect snow on the tail end of a major, disruptive snowstorm that slammed the central United States and by below-normal temperatures later in the week.