Tuesday Closings Coming In

Rt. 23 & Rt. 30 on 1/6/14. Sent in by Gord Houghtby

Update 4:29pm 1/6/14
The first day back from ‘Winter Break’ in many local area schools has been pushed back another day for many area school children. Wind chill warning remains in effect until noon on Tuesday.  Wind chills  of 30 below zero to 50 below zero are expected through midday Tuesday. These forecast wind chills are the lowest in nearly 20 years.

Strong north to northwest winds of 20 to 35 mph will continue to result in significant blowing and drifting snow through this afternoon, reducing visibilities and making many roads icy and impassible.  Furthermore, large snow drifts can be expected to form across some roadways, especially those that are north to south oriented. Finally, due to the extreme cold, road salt is not effective in melting snow and ice on road surfaces. Many roads across the area are icy and dangerous and will remain so until the air mass moderates during mid week.

The following have announced Tuesday Closures

• DeKalb Community School District #428 has announced that school has been canceled for Tuesday, January 7th 2014, due to the extreme weather. School will resume on Wednesday January 8th.
• Sycamore Community Schools classes have been canceled for Tuesday, January 7, 2014. Decisions regarding evening activities for Tuesday, January 7, 2014 will be posted on the District website as they become available.
• Genoa Kingston Schools have been closed for Tuesday, January 7, 2014
• Sandwich School District
• Hiawatha School District 426
• Indian Creek School District 425
• Kirkland Hiawatha Schools
• Somonauk District #432
• Hinckley Big Rock District #439
• Cornerstone Christian Academy
• St. Mary School in DeKalb
• Beth Fowler School of Dance
• Kishwaukee Education Consortium
• Sycamore Park District buildings
• NIU will remain closed Tuesday, Jan. 7. All campus locations are scheduled to re-open at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8.
• Kishwaukee College will reopen Tuesday January 7 at 11:00a.m. due to weather.

DeKalb County road conditions: 815-748-6406
and for State road conditions: 1-800-865-5394

Let us know if you hear of others in the comments and we will try to keep this post updated.