A winter storm is bringing snow and gusty winds, creating difficult travel conditions on Chicago roads and at airports Monday.

Several hours of “pretty intense snowfall” will drop upwards of seven inches of snow Monday in parts of the Chicago area, the NBC 5 Storm Team said, as a blizzard warning and winter weather advisories in Illinois continue.

Several Chicago-area school districts announced closings Monday as a winter storm brought several inches and blizzard conditions to the region.

Another round of storms are expected to hit the Chicago area on Sunday.

Multiple schools and school districts across the Chicago area Monday were closed or delayed as the National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings and winter weather advisories in northern Illinois.

Another storm system could bring thunderstorms, damaging winds and accumulating snow to parts of the Chicago area this weekend.

Chicago is once again the top U.S. metropolitan area for companies looking to relocate.

The four most competitive Democratic congressional primaries in Illinois has witnessed a massive influx of cash from direct campaign contributions and outside political action committee spending.

A high wind warning was in effect for the entire Chicago area Friday, with gusts already clocking in at 60 miles per hour making for potentially dangerous driving conditions for the morning rush hour commute.