Continued frigid temperatures in Chicago have forced dozens of schools to either close or switch to e-learning for instruction on Tuesday. This has affected schools at all levels, including several colleges, with Roosevelt University among those moving to remote learning for the day. The extreme cold, with wind chills of 25-to-40 degrees below zero, has prompted school districts across the area, including in Plainfield, Clarendon Hills, and Palos Heights, to opt for e-learning. Even areas outside of the warned region are cancelling classes due to the dangerously low wind chills.
In addition to schools and colleges moving to remote learning or cancelling classes altogether, the area is under a wind chill warning through Tuesday at noon. Wind chills of 25-to-40 degrees below zero are expected, prompting the risk of frostbite in as little as 10-to-30 minutes on exposed skin. As a result, Northern Illinois University and Loyola University are set to resume classes on Tuesday, with no official word yet on whether students and faculty will return in person. Beyond Tuesday, a wind chill advisory will last through 9 a.m. Wednesday in affected counties, keeping the danger of frigid temperatures present for an extended period of time. The impact of the cold, coupled with the wind chill warning, continues to disrupt everyday activities for those in the Chicago area.
