Tollway Steps Up Stranded Driver Patrols; Safety Tips Offered
The season's first blast of single-digit temperatures and subzero wind chills prompt warnings on what to do to be safe and during emergency situations.
As wind chills drop to 4 below Tuesday night and 8 below Wednesday night and temperatures go into the single digits both nights, the Illinois Tollway is also stepping up efforts to keep drivers safe. Hourly patrols will be conducted around the clock to ensure that motorists who might be stranded get help as quickly as possible. The effort will continue until the wind chill temperatures rise above zero, according to a news release from the agency. According to the most recent forecast, issued at 8 p.m. Tuesday by the National Weather Service in Romeoville, the overnight low Tuesday was predicted to be 5. Wind will be from west at 5 mph. Temperatures will climb during the day Wednesday, hitting an expected high of 24, the forecast said. …
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