Children carry sleds on the Humboldt Park hill after a heavy snowfall this weekend on February 1, 2021.Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
CHICAGO — This weekend’s storm dumped more than a foot of snow on some parts of the city, the largest snowfall the city has seen in five years.
With the sun breaking through Monday, Chicagoans got to work digging out and having some fun. Here’s some scenes from around Chicago:
Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoCharlie and Violet Cassata ride a sled on the Humboldt Park hill after a heavy snowfall this weekend on February 1, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoPablo Delfi shovels out his minivan after a heavy snowfall this weekend in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on February 1, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoViolet Cassata runs with her sled on the Humboldt Park hill after a heavy snowfall this weekend on February 1, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoSledders are silhouetted by the Chicago skyline after a heavy snowfall this weekend in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on February 1, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoRosa Peñalosa shovels out La Cocina de Rosita after a heavy snowfall this weekend in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on February 1, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoDavid Corlew stands up while sledding on the Humboldt Park hill after a heavy snowfall this weekend on February 1, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoThe Chicago skyline after a heavy snowfall this weekend as seen from the Humboldt Park neighborhood on February 1, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoHayley Larson and Kat Geber ride a sled together on the Humboldt Park hill after a heavy snowfall this weekend on February 1, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoDavid Corlew gives Hayley Larson a push as she sleds on the Humboldt Park hill after a heavy snowfall this weekend on February 1, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoChildren carry sleds on the Humboldt Park hill after a heavy snowfall this weekend on February 1, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoRosa Peñalosa shovels out La Cocina de Rosita after a heavy snowfall this weekend in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on February 1, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoPablo Delfi shovels out his minivan after a heavy snowfall this weekend in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on February 1, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoPablo Delfi shovels out his minivan after a heavy snowfall this weekend in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on February 1, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoTwo stools sit at the ready to call “dibs” on a parking spot after a heavy snowfall this weekend in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on February 1, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoA laundry hamper is used to claim “dibs” on a parking spot after a heavy snowfall this weekend in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on February 1, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoA child’s toy is used to claim “dibs” on a parking spot after a heavy snowfall this weekend in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on February 1, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoAdam Wolfe examines his car stuck in a snow drift, with a window that he mistakenly left open Friday night, on Humboldt Boulevard after a heavy snowfall this weekend in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on February 1, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoAdam Wolfe examines his car stuck in a snow drift, with a window that he mistakenly left open Friday night, on Humboldt Boulevard after a heavy snowfall this weekend in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on February 1, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoAdam Wolfe examines his car stuck in a snow drift, with a window that he mistakenly left open Friday night, on Humboldt Boulevard after a heavy snowfall this weekend in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on February 1, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoChris helps his neighbor Marvin dig his car out of a snowy side street after a heavy snowfall this weekend in the Logan Square neighborhood on February 1, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoA person walks in the middle of Fullerton Avenue in shorts and flip flops after a heavy snowfall this weekend in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on January 31, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoSnow continues to fall outside the Chicago Theatre after a heavy snowfall this weekend in the Loop on January 31, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoA person plows the sidewalk along State Street outside the Chicago Theatre after a heavy snowfall this weekend in the Loop on January 31, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoA person walks in the street to avoid the snow after a heavy snowfall this weekend in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on January 31, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoPeople walk along the Chicago Riverwalk after a heavy snowfall this weekend in the Loop on Jan uary 31, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoMakayla Robinson, Diontay Sibley and Kianna Brown walk down a plowed road to avoid the snowy sidewalks after a heavy snowfall this weekend in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood on February 1, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoBasil Smith uses a snow blower to clear out the road near his car after a heavy snowfall this weekend in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood on February 1, 2021.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoNeighbors Charlie Osborne and Dave Deloach pose for a photo after spending time clearing snow outside their building after a heavy snowfall this weekend in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood on February 1, 2021.
9PM CT: One of the best snowstorms we have had here in #Chicago in a few years shaping up. Already ~4" of fresh snow has fallen on the north side of the city; about 1 mile north of Wrigley Field. More to come. @NWSChicagopic.twitter.com/nXEAwAXLh0