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First winter storm of the season leads to closings across northern Illinois

weather.gov

A double-shot of winter weather is expected to drop nearly a foot of snow in areas of northwest Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Schools and businesses are closing or moving to virtual operations Tuesday.

HIGHER EDUCATION

Northern Illinois University: Moving to virtual operations starting at midnight and through Tuesday.

Highland Community College: closed Tuesday

Rockford University: closed Tuesday

Sauk Valley Community College: Tuesday is a remote learning day.

 

K-12

Beloit, Wi schools: closed Tuesday

Belvidere: closed Tuesday

Byron: closed Tuesday

DeKalb School District: Tuesday is an e-learning day, all school buildings are closed. All after-school activities are canceled, home and away.

Dixon schools: closed Tuesday

Freeport schools: remote learning day

Genoa-Kingston schools: Closed Tuesday, activities canceled.

Harlem School District: closed Tuesday

Hononegah school district: remote learning day

Janesville, WI school district: closed Tuesday

Rockford Public Schools: All schools are closed Tuesday. All afterschool activities have also been cancelled. The RPS 205 Administration Building (The Welcome Center), Sterling Holley, and Operations Support Center will be open.

Sycamore School District: Snow day! No school.

 

GOVERNMENT, ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES

DeKalb Public Library: closed Tuesday

Sycamore Public Library: closed Tuesday