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Cold snap! Life-threatening polar blast hammers region, forcing closures

Dan Burke
Posted 2/4/19

GALENA–Life threatening cold shut down much of Jo Daviess County on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 30-31.

A disaster proclamation was issued by Gov. J.B. Pritzker ahead of the deep freeze, and …

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