Several schools in the Chicago area announced closings, early dismissals or canceled activities on Tuesday as life-threatening cold began to descend on the region.
Schools began reporting late openings or full closures Monday afternoon, hours before a Wind Chill Advisory took effect.
FULL LIST OF SCHOOL CLOSINGS HERE
Here's a look at some of the schools announcing closures as part of the winter weather:
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21ST CENTURY CHARTER SCHOOL - GARY, IN: CLOSE
ABC PRESCHOOL, SYCAMORE: CLOSED
ABLE PROGRAM, MARKHAM: CLOSED
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ACADEMY FOR LEARNING, DOLTON: CLOSED
ANDREAN HIGH SCHOOL, MERRILLVILLE: CLOSED
ARBOR PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL, OAK FOREST: CLOSED
ARBOR PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT 145, OAK FOREST: CLOSED
ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, GARY: CLOSED
ASPIRA CHARTER SCHOOLS - ALL FOUR LOCATIONS, CHICAGO: CLOSED
ASPIRE, HILLSIDE: CLOSED, EMPLOYEES TO REPORT
ASPIRE CHARTER ACADEMY, GARY: EMERGENCY E-LEARNING DAYS:1/29, 1/30, 1/31 SCHOOL CLOSED
AURORA MONTESSORI SCHOOL: OPEN
BERGER-VANDENBERG ELEMENTARY, DOLTON: CLOSED
BERNARD ZELL ANSHE EMET DAY SCHOOL, CHICAGO: NO AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
BETHANY FIRST STEP PRESCHOOL, LELAND: CLOSED
BREMEN HIGH SCHOOL, MIDLOTHIAN: CLOSED
BROOKS ELEMENTARY, DEKALB: CLOSED THROUGH WEDNESDAY 1/30
BROOKS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, HARVEY: CLOSED
BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HARVEY: CLOSED
COYNE COLLEGE, CHICAGO: OPEN FOR DAY CLASSES. NIGHT CLASSES CANCELED. CLOSING AT 3PM, CLOSED WEDNESDAY
CRETE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CRETE: CLOSED
DIST #122 (RIDGELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT), OAK LAWN: OPEN, NO AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
DIST #124 (EVERGREEN PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS): CLOSED
DIST #130 (BLUE ISLAND): NO MORNING ACTIVITIES NO AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES, CLOSED TOMORROW
DIST #133 (PATTON SCHOOL), RIVERDALE: CLOSED
DIST #152, HARVEY: CLOSED
DIST #158 (LANSING ELEMENTARY): CLOSED
DIST #207-U (PEOTONE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS): CLOSED
DIST #215 (THORNTON FRACTIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS): CLOSED
DIST #228 HIGH SCHOOLS IN SOUTHERN COOK COUNTY, MIDLOTHIAN: CLOSED
DIST #424 (GENOA-KINGSTON COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOLS): CLOSED THROUGH WEDS
DIST #428, DEKALB: CLOSED THROUGH WEDS
DIST #5 (MANTENO SCHOOL DIST): CLOSED WEDS AND THURS
GRANT PARK CUSD #6: CLOSED
HALES FRANCISCAN HIGH SCHOOL, CHICAGO: CLOSED
HOBART MIDDLE SCHOOL: CLOSED
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HARVEY: CLOSED
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