A pedestrian walks through heavy snowfall on the University Of Chicago campus in Chicago, Ill., on Tuesday, February 26, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media
Janice Michalec, of Tinley Park, walks through the blowing snow to the Oak Park Avenue Metra Station in Tinley Park, Illinois, Tuesday, February 26, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media
Alexander Uskokov, a University of Chicago doctoral student, walks through heavy snowfall on the University Of Chicago campus in Chicago, Ill., on Tuesday, February 26, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media
Doppler radar as of 12:30 Tuesday, February 26, 2013.
Wet heavy snow sticks to the face of the paper boy statue at the Oak Park Avenue Metra Station in Tinley Park, Illinois, Tuesday, February 26, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media
Motorists navigate the slippery road along Central Avenue near Oak Forest, Illinois, Tuesday, February 26, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media
People fight the wind and snow early Tuesday afternoon while walking from the parking lot to the store as they shop in Vernon Hills February 26, 2013. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times
People fight the wind and snow early Tuesday afternoon while walking from the parking lot to the store as they shop in Vernon Hills February 26, 2013. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times
A man does an elongated hood pull to keep the falling snow out of his face near Southport and Irving Park in Chicago on Tuesday, February 26, 2013. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times
A woman pulls a child in a sled along the sidewalk near Southport and Irving Park in Chicago on a snowy Tuesday, February 26, 2013. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times
A single black crow sits on a snowy iron fence near Irving Park and the lake onTuesday, February 26, 2013. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times
A few geese can be seen in front of a Chicago skyline that cannot be seen because of heavy snowfall as viewed from Montrose and the lake on Tuesday, February 26, 2013. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times
A few geese can be seen in front of a Chicago skyline that cannot be seen because of heavy snowfall as viewed from Montrose and the lake on Tuesday, February 26, 2013. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times
Ari Feldman, 19, a first year University of Chicago student, walks through heavy snowfall on the University Of Chicago campus in Chicago, Ill., on Tuesday, February 26, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media
Snow falls on an empty Chicago Park District path near Irving Park and the lake on Tuesday, February 26, 2013. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times
A few geese can be seen in front of a Chicago skyline that cannot be seen because of heavy snowfall as viewed from Montrose and the lake on Tuesday, February 26, 2013. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times
A runner makes her way across a desolate Chicago Park District path near Irving Park and the lake on a snowy Tuesday, February 26, 2013. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times
Tyrone Doxy is still able to get around as winter storm arrives in Chicago, Tuesday, February 26, 2013. | John H. White~Sun-Times
Apart of the winter storm in Chicago, Tuesday, February 26, 2013. | John H. White~Sun-Times
A man rides his bike in the snow on Jeffery Blvd. near 85th in Chicago. Tuesday, February 26, 2013 | Brian Jackson~Sun-Times
A pedestrian walks through heavy snowfall on the University Of Chicago campus in Chicago, Ill., on Tuesday, February 26, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media
Either driving a bicycle or a car on Slade Avenue proved to be difficult to maneuver Tuesday, as a winter snowstorm passed through Elgin. February 26, 2013 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
A vehicle drives a slow pace as it makes its way down Douglas Avenue in Elgin during Tuesday's snowstorm. February 26, 2013 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
Crossing guard Barbara McHughes braves the winter storm Tuesday as she guides students from Channing Elementary School in Elgin across nearby streets. February 26, 2013 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
A pedestrian makes his way into the parking garage along Ottawa Street in Joliet, IL on Tuesday February 26, 2013. A few inches of snow fell in the area on Tuesday. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
People fight the wind and snow early Tuesday afternoon while walking from the parking lot to the store as they shop in Vernon Hills February 26, 2013. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times
Get the shovel and get ready to do some heavy lifting. Four to seven inches of wet, slushy “heart attack” snow were forecast to fall on the Chicago area by Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Hardest hit were the far north and …