The website of the the EEC (the Emergency Closing Center) "quickly provides the status of Chicagoland area schools, businesses, daycare centers & organizations Click on the Related link for the full listing In other areas of Illinois, local radio and television stations will have school closings. Radio stations usually announce closings and delays every few minutes as they are received. T.V.Stations may have them scrolling across the bottom of the screen or will announce them periodically.
Closings are also likely to be posted on the websites of local radio and television stations and on the school's website.
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