Snow day in Chicago a mix of joy, hardship
Winter Storm Illinois
Credit: AP
Mayor Richard Daley's chief of staff Raymond Orozco, center, speaks at a news conference at the Office of Emergency Management and Communications updating information on Tuesday's snow storm Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, in Chicago. Orozco said it was his decision to wait to close Lake Shore Drive until late Tuesday even though it was already snarled with stranded motorists. A blizzard dumped nearly 20 inches of snow overnight stranding hundreds of drivers and their automobiles on the drive. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
