An American Airlines jet diverted twice to Cedar Rapids before landing in Chicago on its third attempt. Thousands of passengers saw disrupted travel.

A Winter Weather Advisory has also been issued for Boone, Central and Northern Cook, DuPage, De Kalb, Kane, Lake, Lee, Ogle and Winnebago counties from 6 p.m. Thursday to 10 a.m. Friday.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for some parts of the Chicago area, which could see over 6 inches of snow on the first weekend of spring.

1978: Aurora-raised meteorologist Tom Skilling returned to Chicago from Milwaukee to begin broadcasting the weather at WGN-TV ...