Tollway Steps Up Stranded Driver Patrols; Safety Tips Offered
The season's first blast of single-digit temperatures and subzero wind chills prompt warnings on what to do to be safe and during emergency situations.
As wind chills continue to hover around 0 degrees across Chicagoland, the Illinois Tollway is also stepping up efforts to keep drivers safe. Hourly patrols will be conducted around the clock to ensure that motorists who might be stranded get help as quickly as possible. The effort will continue until the wind chill temperatures rise above zero, according to a news release from the agency. According to the most recent forecast issued by the National Weather Service in Romeoville, the high Tuesday is predicted to be 22 degrees, with wind gusts as high as 20 mph bringing wind chill values down to 1. Overnight, temperatures will dip to around 7 degrees, with wind chill values as low as -9. Winds could gust up to 25 mph. For the rest of the …
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