CHICAGO (AP) — Nearly 300 flights arriving in or departing from Chicago-area airports were canceled Friday amid a winter storm that dumped as much as 8 inches of snow on the region.
WMAQ-TV reports the Chicago Department of Aviation said 260 flights had been canceled at O’Hare International Airport and 32 at Midway Airport as of nearly 5 p.m.
Some parts of Chicago and surrounding suburbs saw over 8 inches of snowfall Friday. Parts of Chicago and Cook County remained under a winter weather advisory until 6 p.m. Friday.
