Blizzard Closings, Late Starts, Road Conditions In Will County

PLAINFIELD, IL — After a blizzard dumped as much as 11 inches of snow in some parts of Illinois, many school districts announced closings for Monday, while some facilities — including YMCAs and libraries — said they'd be opening late.

As of around 6 a.m. Monday, area towns and police departments were reporting these conditions on the roads:

• Joliet police (4:40 a.m.): "The traffic signals at the intersection of E Laraway Rd & S Chicago St are currently out. Police are on scene until the electric company can respond to correct the issue. As a reminder, a blacked-out traffic signaled intersection is to be treated as a 4-way stop."
• Plainfield police: "All roadways are passable but snow packed. High winds reduce visibility in some areas. If you can delay your travel until later this morning please do. If you must travel please set aside extra time and drive with due caution."
• Village of Oswego: "Please be aware that Plainfield Road is currently closed between Collins Road and Schlapp Road due to downed live power lines on the roadway. The road will remain closed until Comed is able to respond."
• United City of Yorkville: "Galena Road between Route 47 and Rosenwinkel is temporarily closed due to a power line in the roadway."

Residents in some parts of Joliet and Crest Hill reported power outages in the early hours of Monday morning. ComEd said more than 169,000 customers in the state were without power as of around 6 a.m., including:

• 1,350 in Plano
• 1,289 in Joliet
• 1,241 in Lockport
• 497 in Yorkville
• 296 in Bolingbrook
• 57 in Oswego
• 29 in Joliet Township
• 17 in Romeoville
• Less than 5 in Plainfield

School closings

These schools are closed in Will County, according to the Emergency Closing Center:

• Plainfield District 202 schools
• Troy 30-C schools
• Joliet Township High School District 204 (all facilities)
• Joliet Public Schools District 86
• Valley View 365U schools
• Channahon School District 17
• Minooka Community High School District 111
• Minooka CCSD 201
• Joliet Catholic Academy
• New Lenox School District 122
• Lincoln Way Community High School District 210
• Providence Catholic High School, New Lenox
• St. Andrew the Apostle, Romeoville
• Cathedral of St. Raymond School, Joliet
• St. Mary Immaculate Parish School, Plainfield
• St. Paul the Apostle, Joliet
• Laraway School, Joliet
• Children's Road to Success, Crest Hill
• Montessori of Plainfield
• Kids Connection Preschool, Joliet
• Trinity Christian School, Shorewood
• Holy Family School, Shorewood

Early closings/openings:

• Lewis University (all locations), opening late at 10 a.m.
• Smith Family YMCA, Joliet, opening late at 9 a.m.
• Galowich Family YMCA, Joliet, opening late at 9 a.m.
• C.W. Avery Family YMCA, Plainfield, opening late at 9 a.m.
• Plainfield Public Library, opening late at 1 p.m.

Also closed Monday:

• Meals on Wheels of Will County
• Plainfield Park District (employees to report)

The Boys & Girls Club of Joliet will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Snowfall totals

These snowfall totals were reported by the National Weather Service as of 6 a.m. Monday:

• Rockford: 11.8 inches
• Woodstock: 11.5 inches
• Marengo: 10.9 inches
• DeKalb: 9.1 inches
• Lindenhurst: 9 inches
• Ingleside: 8 inches
• O'Hare airport: 7.4 inches
• Elk Grove Village: 5.7 inches
• St. Charles: 5.5 inches
• Batavia: 5.1 inches
• Naperville: 5 inches
• Schaumburg: 4.5 inches
• Sugar Grove: 4.5 inches
• Downers Grove: 4.1 inches
• North Aurora: 4 inches
• Grayslake: 4 inches
• Midway Airport: 3.4 inches
• Northeast Palatine: 2.9 inches
• Montgomery: 2.5 inches
• National Weather Service Romeoville: 1.4 inches

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Find a full list of closings on the Emergency Closing Center, and check back with Patch for updates.

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