Forecasters predict a foot of snow for upper Midwest

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A winter storm sweeping across the upper Midwest could dump as much as a foot of snow over Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan by Friday night. Parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Ohio also expect heavy snowfall. The storm prompted nearly 800 flight cancellations at Chicago’s O’Hare International and Midway airports. As conditions on the roadways deteriorated, officials closed the eastbound lanes of Interstate 94 near Ann Arbor, Mich., after a multi-vehicle pileup. Government offices and schools across the region closed. In Chicago, officials gave the city’s 390,000 students a snow day.

Leigh Jones

Leigh is features editor for WORLD. She is a World Journalism Institute graduate who spent six years as a newspaper reporter in Texas before joining WORLD News Group. Leigh also co-wrote Infinite Monster: Courage, Hope, and Resurrection in the Face of One of America's Largest Hurricanes. She resides with her husband and daughter in Houston, Texas.