Communities across a large part of Illinois will likely experience heavy snow, ice and blizzard conditions as a major winter storm pummels this Midwest this weekend.

Forecasters are warning about a winter storm expected to bring heavy snow and dangerous ice from the Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic later this week.

An expansive weather system and likely winter storm is set to move across the Midwest and Ohio River Valley late this weekend ...

According to NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Kevin Jeanes, "there will be a sharp gradient of significantly lower totals on the northern edge ... heavy snow in parts of Illinois early Sunday ...

"Morning temperatures dipping into the single digits and below zero are forecast for many regions with a fresh snowpack," ...

Several states in the Northeast and Midwest will be hit by a winter storm as a polar vortex is set to drop temperatures nationwide.

An intense winter storm system will roll through the St. Louis region this weekend. A mix of heavy snow and ice is expected ...

Situated about halfway between Kansas City, Missouri, and Indianapolis, St. Louis overlooks the Mississippi River on the Missouri-Illinois border ... Street (the area's northern border), you ...

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency ahead of a winter storm system expected ...

Hazardous snow and ice are forecast for the central Plains to the mid-Atlantic over the weekend. Here's what to expect.

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