Updated 8:38 a.m. Thursday
The National Weather Service warns of "life-threatening extreme cold" Tuesday through Friday morning in northern Illinois.
The U.S. Postal Service has suspended delivery through Thursday in the Illinois zip codes that begin with the following three digits:
600, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 611, 613, 614, 616, 617
COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY CLOSINGS:
Northern Illinois University: All day and evening classes Thursday on NIU's campus in DeKalb are canceled because of mechanical problems with the Huskie Bus Line. NIU employees are expected to report to work at noon Thursday. Satellite campuses open as scheduled Thursday. The Huskie Bus line resumes service Friday at 7 a.m.
Beloit College: Closed through Thursday
Blackhawk Technical College: Closed Thursday
CareerTEC Freeport: Closed Thursday
Highland Community College: Closed Thursday
Kishwaukee College: Closed Thursday
North Love Baptist College: Closed Thursday
Rasmussen College: Opens at 10:00 a.m. Thursday.
Rock Valley College: Late start Thursday at all locations. All classes and activities scheduled before noon are canceled. Employees report to work at 11:30 a.m. Thursday.
Rockford Career College: Classes resume Thursday at 11:30 a.m.
Rockford University: Closed until 5 p.m. on Thursday
St. Anthony College of Nursing: Closed Thursday
SCHOOL CLOSINGS:
Aquin Catholic Schools: Closed Thursday
Ashton-Franklin Center District: Closed Thursday
Barbara Olson Center of Hope: Closed Thursday
Beloit School District: Closed Thursday
Beloit Turner School: Closed Thursday
Belvidere District: Closed Thursday
Belvidere Park District Preschool: Closed Thursday
Berean Baptist Schools: Closed Thursday
Byron School District: Closed Thursday
Cathederal Baptist School: Closed Thursday
Chadwick-Milledgeville District: Closed Thursday
Clinton School District: Closed Thursday
Dakota District: Closed Thursday
DeKalb Schools are closed through Thursday. All activities are canceled.
Dixon Schools: Closed Thursday
Durand District: Closed Thursday
Easterseals Academy: Closed Thursday
Eastland District: Closed Thursday
Eswood District: Closed Thursday
Forrestville Valley District: Closed Thursday
Freeport District: Closed Thursday
Genoa-Kingston schools: Closed Thursday
Harlem School District: Closed Thursday
Harvard District: Closed Thursday
Hiawatha District: Closed Thursday
Hononegah District: Closed Thursday
Immanuel Lutheran School - Belivdere: Closed Thursday
Immanuel Lutheran School - Freeport: Closed Thursday
Keith Country Day School: Closed through Thursday
Kings District: Closed Thursday
Kinnikinnick District: Closed Thursday
Lena Winslow District: Closed Thursday
Lydia Learning Academy: Closed Thursday
Meridian District: Closed Thursday
Montessori Private Academy: Closed Thursday
North Boone District: Closed Thursday
North Love Christian School: Closed Thursday
Ogle County Educational Cooperative: Closed Thursday
Orangeville District: Closed Thursday
Oregon District: Closed through Thursday
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Academy: Closed Thursday; Full Day Friday
Parkview School District: Closed Thursday
Paw Paw District: Closed Thursday
Pecatonica District: Closed Thursday
Polo District: Closed Thursday
Prairie Hill District: Closed Thursday
Rock County Christian Schools: Closed Wednesday
Rockford Area Catholic Schools: Closed Thursday
Rockford Christian Schools: Closed Thursday
Rockford Lutheran Schools: Closed Thursday
Rockford Public Schools: Closed Thursday, all activities canceled
Rockford IQRA School: Closed through Thursday
Shirland District: Closed Thursday
South Beloit District: Closed Thursday
Spectrum Progressive School of Rockford: Closed Thursday
St. Paul Lutheran - Rochelle: Closed Thursday
St. Paul Lutheran - Rockford: Closed Thursday
Steward District: Closed Thursday
Stockton District: Closed Thursday
Sycamore Public Schools and St. Mary's School: Closed through Thursday, as well as the Oscar afterschool program.
Tri-County Christian Schools: Closed Thursday
Warren School District: Closed Thursday
Whiteside Area Career Center: Closed Thursday
Winnebago District: Closed Thursday
OTHER CLOSINGS AND CANCELLATIONS:
Belvidere Assembly Plant canceled the A Crew Thursday day shift
Belvidere Township Office: Closed Thursday
Boone County Courts: Closed through Thursday
Byron Public Library District: Closed Thursday
Cherryvale Mall: Closed until Noon on Thursday
Crusader Community Health: Opens at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday
Discovery Center: Closed Thursday
FHN: FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, FHN Fast Care, and FHN Immediate Care remain open. Nearly all of FHN’s office practice locations will open at 1 p.m. Thursday. The four exceptions are FHN Community Healthcare Center, which will be closed on Thursday. FHN FastCare is open 8:30 a.m. -8:30 p.m. FHN/Physicians Immediate Care is open 8:00 a.m.-8 p.m. FHN Leonard C. Ferguson Cancer Center at FHN Memorial Hospital opens at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday
Freeport Community Foundation: Reopens Thursday at Noon
Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden: Closed Thursday
Illinois Humanities: Postponing its Thursday event in Thomson
Hearts That Care Food Pantry Freeport: Closed Thursday
Julia Hull District Library: Closed Thursday
Lakeshore Recycling: Closed Wednesday. Services will be "one day behind"
Machesney Park Village Hall: Closed Thursday
North Suburban Library: Closed Thursday
Northern Illinois Food Bank: Closed Thursday
Northwest Bank: Closed until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday
Our Savior's Lutheran Church Rockford: Closed Thursday
Rock County Circuit Court: Closed Thursday
Rock River Center: Closed Thursday
Rockford Bank & Trust: Closed until Noon on Thursday
Rockford Housing Authority Offices: Closed Wednesday. Reopen Thursday at 1 p.m.
University of Illinois Extension -- Boone, DeKalb, Ogle counties: All Unit 2 offices are closed until noon Thursday.
Village of Winnebago: Closed Thursday
Winnebago County Courts: Closed Thursday
Workforce Connection: Thursday's Job Fair in Belvidere is canceled