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Winter storm slaps Chicago-area roads with heavy snow, ice
Rohan Gayle from Illinois Tollway updates the status of state roads as crews fight to keep them clear during Wednesday's strong winter storm.
CHICAGO - Three lanes of the Dan Ryan Expressway were closed Wednesday morning after a CTA bus spun out on the Near South Side.
Just after 10 a.m., a disabled CTA bus was blocking three southbound lanes after Roosevelt Road.
The city and state departments of transportation have been active all morning, clearing roads impacted by heavy snowfall brought on by Wednesday's winter storm.
Nearly 300 snowplows have been deployed on Chicago's streets to combat snow pileup, which has been coming down at a rate of 1 inch per hour at times this morning.
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287 snow plows head out on the roads amid Wednesday's storm
Cole Stallard of the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation joins Good Day Chicago to offer tips to motorists moving through Wednesday's winter storm.