MILWAUKEE, Wis./CHICAGO—A major winter storm barreled into Chicago and Milwaukee early on Friday, dumping heavy snow and dropping temperatures well below freezing as it forced schools to close and threatened to leave travel at a stand still across the Midwest.
The storm system stretches from western Montana across the Dakotas and parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois, and reaches as far east as southern Michigan. The storm could drop up to 14 inches (36 cm) of snow in some areas, the National Weather Service said.
