Chicago Tribune photographers capture the late-February snow storm in Chicago.
A pedestrian near Union Station braves the wet, snowy weather in Downtown Chicago. — Chris Walker, Chicago Tribune, Feb. 26, 2013
[Pin It] A custodian begins the task of scraping a sidewalk along Adams Street east of Clinton Street in Chicago. — Chris Walker, Chicago Tribune, Feb. 26, 2013
A pedestrian near Union Station navigates the slush created from Chicago’s winter snow storm. — Chris Walker, Chicago Tribune, Feb. 26, 2013
Siblings Penelope and Jack Mulvaney play with their dog, Cisco, in the snow outside their home in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. — Chris Sweda, Chicago Tribune, Feb. 26, 2013
A commuter near Union Station hands $60 to a man asking for handouts outside the station during a snowstorm. “Call it a day,” the commuter said. — Chris Walker, Chicago Tribune, Feb. 26, 2013
A pedestrian near Union Station navigates the slush created from Chicago’s winter snow storm. — Chris Walker, Chicago Tribune, Feb. 26, 2013
A Schaumburg police officer directs traffic outside of Portillos along Golf Road in Schaumburg on a snowy Tuesday. — Stacey Wescott, Chicago Tribune, Feb. 26, 2013
Fran Volz touches up a 7-foot snow angel in his backyard in Elgin, Illinois. After almost every snow fall, Volz sculpts something new for his community to enjoy. — Stacey Wescott, Chicago Tribune, Feb. 25, 2013
A wet snow blanketed Chicago during a heavy sleet and snow storm that is expected to bring one to three inches of accumulation. — Nancy Stone, Chicago Tribune, Feb. 26, 2013
People walk down Michigan Avenue in the rain and sleet in Downtown Chicago. A winter weather advisory has been issued for the Chicago area as a powerful storm is expected to hit mid-day. — Heather Charles, Chicago Tribune, Feb. 26, 2013
Ben Blackburn, his cap blowing off in the wind, drags an old bed frame almost a mile to a recycling center on Chicago’s West side in the middle of the snowstorm. — Nancy Stone, Chicago Tribune, Feb. 26, 2013
Southwest Airlines employees leave tracks in the snow on the tarmac as they walk between planes at Midway International Airport in Chicago. Several flights were canceled or delayed due to the winter storm. — Armando L. Sanchez, For the Chicago Tribune, Feb. 26, 2013
A woman’s umbrella blows upward in the rain and sleet in Downtown Chicago during a winter storm. A winter weather advisory has been issued for the Chicago area as a powerful storm is expected to hit mid-day. — Heather Charles, Chicago Tribune, Feb. 26, 2013
Ken Cioe, of Schaumburg, walks along Bode Road in Schaumburg enroute to his brother’s home during a heavy snow storm. — Stacey Wescott, Chicago Tribune, Feb. 26, 2013
People cross Michigan Avenue during a heavy snow fall in Downtown Chicago. — Heather Charles, Chicago Tribune, Feb. 26, 2013
[Pin It] Two women hunker down into their coats seeking protection from the winter storm as they walk through downtown Naperville. — Chuck Berman, Chicago Tribune, Feb. 26, 2013
Students from Coleman Elementary School brave the snow and cold as they cross Liberty Street in Elgin. — Stacey Wescott, Chicago Tribune, Feb. 26, 2013
6 Comments to “Photos: February Snow Storm in Chicago”
February 26, 2013 at 4:51 PM
why do we call these snow storms? I remember still going to school when there was 6 inches of snow and nothing was cancelled, to me anything over 8 inches is a snow storm
February 26, 2013 at 6:24 PM
Right?!?! I'm a Chicagoan but enjoying Turks and Caicos and missing the storm 😎
February 26, 2013 at 9:36 PM
I am so but we have gotten soft. This is what we normally call flurries. What amazes people are calling this a snow storm and schools are closing and business shutting down over a few inches????? WTH is the matter with you people. When they tell you there is a blizzard about to hit the city of Chicago to stay off the streets….you can't keep your asses at home. But, 3 to 4 inches and you are in a panic. Come on I have seen this City continue to go strong and life go on when we get 8 to 12 inches of snow. This is nothing. Like they say Man up or women up which ever the case may be!
February 26, 2013 at 10:46 PM
Guess it depends on where you are on the snow line. We have about 8-9 inches down and another 3-4 to look forward to. Heavy, wet snow. Good enough for a snow storm for me.
February 27, 2013 at 8:51 AM
Not every one lives or works in the city resulting in a multi hour commute due to hazardous driving conditions. The plows don't keep in front of the storm and businesses make the decision to "allow" people to leave about 90 minutes too late to make a difference every time. 10 MPH on the tollway and huge backups on exit ramps plus the 2 hours or more you will spend shoveling snow ONCE YOU GET HOME is plenty of storm for me.
February 27, 2013 at 10:51 PM
Sorry I didn't say anything about the suburbs or Chicaoland area I said Chicago the city of Chicago. Now if we got that much snow and were expecting even more snow. I would understand it. But we didn't get that much snow so I don't understand why they were calling it a snow storm in the City of Chicago.