AccuWeather is calling for Winter Storm warning starting this afternoon around 5pm on Friday expecting accumulations of around 5″ – 7″ by noon on Saturday.
Lake affect snow will begin by 6pm Saturday accumulating another 2″ to 4″ of snow which will taper off around 7am on Sunday morning.
Facility Services will dispatch our first crew of two trucks and two tractors sometime overnight or the early am hours of Saturday morning once there is 2″ on the ground. These will plow throughout the morning hours and into Saturday afternoon.
A second crew of two trucks and one tractor will arrive Saturday afternoon and plow throughout into the late evening.
A final crew of three trucks and one tractor will arrive Sunday morning and plow until all sidewalks and roads are cleared (two tractors will arrive later in the afternoon). Facility Services team will be spraying 100% liquid calcium brine on all paved and sidewalk surfaces once all the roadways and sidewalks are cleared of snow.
Then on Sunday morning, once the second front of snow has abated please do a final clear of your areas. Please use granular salt during the duration as needled around all your areas (not just steps and stairs).
Here the weekend forecast from WGN TV:
TIU Facility Services Snow And Ice Management Blog 