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.

A snarling honey badger stares down a cape porcupine in Botswana. It’s a brief pause in a life-or-death fight between the two animals. The porcupine bought some time with its sharp quills but a leg injury inflicted by the badger has left the porcupine vulnerable and it ultimately won’t survive the encounter. Photographer David Northall […]

In southwest suburban New Lenox Tuesday afternoon, IDOT trucks were lined up for inspection and cleaning, and crews were putting on the plows.

“Don’t open the door, remain silent if you’re arrested, tell your children not to open the door, and don’t sign anything,” Zavala told the crowd, most of whom are members of Arise Chicago, which organizes primarily Polish and Latino immigrant workers in low-wage industries like food production, manufacturing, domestic labor and food service.