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Kalee Dionne tracks snow and cold in the Chicago area. 

Kalee Dionne is tracking cold, the snow in the forecast.

Kalee Dionne has the latest forecast update for the Chicago area. 

Part of the Chicago area will remain under a Winter Storm Warning over the weekend, with several inches of snow possible for some suburbs.

NBC 5’s Brant Miller has the latest forecast.

Part of the Chicago area will be under a Winter Storm Watch heading into the weekend, with several inches of snow possible for some suburbs.

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A Winter Weather Advisory that went into effect for northern Illinois and northwest Indiana at noon will run until midnight.

NBC 5 meteorologist Alicia Roman is tracking snow this evening ahead of more snow possible this week.

A Winter Weather Advisory is still in effect for parts of the Chicagoland area.

A Winter Weather Advisory is still in effect for parts of the Chicago area until 3 p.m. Sunday.

NBC 5’s metorologist Kalee Dionne talks about Sunday’s snow showers and goes into detail on the full forecast for the week ahead.

Ahead of a series of Chicago-area snow systems that could bring some of the largest snowfall totals of the season, a Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for parts of the Chicagoland area.

Snow is on the way, but when will it get here? NBC 5’s Alicia Roman has the answer. 

It appears the Groundhog Day prediction could ring true in the Chicago area as frigid single-digit temperatures may soon be followed by a series of systems that will likely bring the largest snowfall totals of the season.

The largest accumulating snowfall so far this season could come in the days ahead with several inches of snow or more possible across the Chicago area.