20150107 - Weather (SN)

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Michael Callicott, 10, of Wonder Lake makes his way back up the hill while sledding at Veteran Acres Park in Crystal Lake Wednesday, January 7, 2015. Thursday's forecast includes patchy blowing snow and a slight chance of snow between 9am and noon with a high near 11. and wind chill values as low as -35.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com All bundled up Jason Zganjer of Wonder Lake watches as children sled down the hill at Veteran Acres Park in Crystal Lake Wednesday, January 7, 2015. Thursday's forecast includes patchy blowing snow and a slight chance of snow between 9am and noon with a high near 11. and wind chill values as low as -35.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Heather Ferguson, 7, of Crystal Lake skates around the rink at Xtreme Wheels Family Skate Center in Crystal Lake Wednesday, January 7, 2015. Many area schools were closed on Wednesday and will continue to be closed through Thursday forecasts predicting snow and wind chills pushing temperatures as low as 25 to 30 degrees below zero.