With January snow comes harsh road conditions in Chicago giving Marist students late starts and even full days off.

Many inches of snow and a high of 13 degrees gave Marist students yet another late start on Friday, January 19 as weather continues to wreak havoc in Chicago. 

Icy roads and subzero temperatures have now caused four adjusted school days including two late starts, a snow day, and an asynchronous learning day because of the extreme cold.

“I think that because so many of our students drive themselves, that’s also a factor. So with the weather, lots of students who are driving themselves to school that are within a year, months, or a year and a half of having their license are not used to driving in such weather. So you have to understand that if they don’t make it early enough or at all, it impacts them,” said Mrs. Dunneback.

Bipolar Illinois weather will continue as this snow may be gone as quickly as it showed up. It will remain chilly throughout the weekend of January 20, however Monday will finally bring us back above freezing temperatures and that trend will continue throughout the week including an 80% chance of rain on Tuesday according to the Apple weather app.

Although it may be projected to calm down soon, Chicagoans never truly know what to expect as this belated winter continues to cause chaos in the area.