PHOTOS: Chicago Is A Winter Wonderland After 18 Inches Of Snow Falls On Already-Frozen City

The winter storm warning that blanketed the county for more than 24 hours ends at noon Tuesday, but with frigid temperatures to continue until the weekend, the more than 18 inches of fresh snow on the ground isn't going anywhere.

Block Club Chicago Staff

8:33 AM CST on Feb 16, 2021

CHICAGO — It has been the snowiest three weeks Chicago has seen in 40 years, and the city had all hands on deck Monday and Tuesday to plow, shovel and dig people out.

Many residents aren’t going anywhere, either: the CTA halted Purple and Yellow Line service early Monday, and significant delays continue on the Red, Pink, Brown and Orange lines as of 9 a.m.

Both O’Hare and Midway airports have reported flight delays and cancelations, but only of about 15 minutes and fewer than 100 flights were canceled at each airport.

Check out some photos of the snow around the city here. Want to share yours? Email newsroom [at] blockclubchi [dot] org and include your preferred photo credit and neighborhood:

A dog plays in the snow at Kosciusko Park in Logan Square.

A person runs as lake effect snow whips onto Sheridan Road off of Lake Michigan in the Edgewater neighborhood as more snow pounded Chicago on Feb. 15, 2021.

Logan Square resident Emily Hall shares the view from her garden unit apartment.

Ice floats on Lake Michigan as lake effect snow whips through the Edgewater neighborhood as more snow pounded Chicago on Feb. 15, 2021.

More than a foot of snow covers cars in West Town.

A snowed-in car in the 7000 block of S. Paxton Ave. in South Shore.

Lawrence between Broadway and Clark, Uptown.

A snow-covered igloo in the 1100 S. Mason block of The Island, Austin.

A snowy entrance to The 606 at Milwaukee and Leavitt.

A snowy lakefront at near Briar & Lake Shore.

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