Several Chicago-area school districts announce closures as blizzard warning expands

Several suburban Chicago school districts announced closures for Monday as round of winter weather is expected to move into the region, with a blizzard warning impacting multiple counties.

The National Weather Service expanded a blizzard warning to include McHenry and DeKalb counties beginning at 10 p.m. Sunday. Blizzard conditions are expected at times, with wind gusts in excess of 40 miles per hour and snowfall accumulations of 3-to-5 inches, according to the warning. The warning is set to expire at 1 p.m. Monday.

A winter weather advisory will also take effect late Sunday in McHenry, Lake, DeKalb, Kane, DuPage, LaSalle, Kendall and northern Cook counties in Illinois. Snow is expected to bring approximately one-to-three inches of accumulation, with blowing snow causing visibility issues on area roadways.

As a result of the expected winter conditions, the following districts have announced closures for Monday:

• Genoa-Kingston School District – Genoa
• Hiawatha District 426 – Kirkland
• Harrison School District 36 – Wonder Lake
• Trinity Oaks Christian Academy – Cary
• St. Mary School – Sycamore
• Marian Central Catholic High School – Woodstock

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Many school districts also post about closings on social media and on their website homepage, and communicate with their school community via phone, email and text message notifications.