Flakes began falling at about 10 a.m. Thursday across the Elgin area, ushering in the area’s first major snowstorm this winter, accompanied by high winds, a blast of arctic air, and dangerous wind chills.
The forecast prompted early closings for local schools, libraries and Kane County courts and government offices, added hours for the Elgin warming shelter and led Elgin’s Congregation Kneseth Israel to move its services online so congregants wouldn’t have to brave the elements.“The weather is certainly wintery, and in the interest of keeping everyone safe and warm, will be closed until Tuesday, Dec. 27,” Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein said in a social media post Thursday morning.
Anti-icing involves putting down a liquid mixture of salt brine, calcium chloride and beet juice prior to a snowfall to help prevent snow and ice from bonding to pavement, she said. “Snow routes are being enforced,” she said. “Any car parked along a designated snow route, which is marked with signs, will be ticketed and towed if left for 24 hours after two or more inches of snow have fallen.”Advertisement
By Wednesday afternoon, the Gail Borden Public Library District had decided to close its Elgin and South Elgin locations at 5 p.m. Thursday and to stay closed Friday. With plans already in place to be closed Saturday and Sunday for the holidays, officials told patrons to not worry about returning items until next week as drop-off bins won’t be open.
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