A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Thursday. Widespread freezing rain and drizzle are causing untreated roads, sidewalks, and driveways to become icy and slick. Ice accumulation of up to 0.

Freezing rain could lead to hazardous travel conditions across the entire Chicago area, especially during "peak timing" of the winter weather system.

The ice has arrived and could be a bad night for traveling in the Chicago area. The Trump administration evicted former Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan from her home with three hours of notice on Tuesday.

Millions of people from the Midwest to the Northeast are on alert as a developing winter storm is expected to bring a potentially crippling ice threat that could knock out power and lead to treacherous travel conditions across the region.

A potentially dangerous ice storm is set to slam millions of people from the Midwest to the Northeast starting Wednesday, and that could lead to power outages and treacherous travel from Chicago to Boston.

Freezing rain, sleet and icy conditions are expected to overspread across the Chicago area Wednesday as a winter weather system moves across parts of Midwest and the Northeast. The system, which NBC 5 Meteorologist Alicia Roman described as “significant,