Storm halts flights; flood alerts issued
A winter storm dropping rain, sleet and then snow as it lumbered across the state snarled traffic, grounded flights, closed schools and caused rivers and creeks to overflow.
The National Weather Service reported roads closed in Iroquois County and the city of Benton because of flooding caused by heavy rains and issued a flood warning for Champaign and Vermilion counties.
At Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, about 900 flights were canceled, officials said. The city’s Midway Airport reported more than 100 flight cancellations.
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