John Holsker brushes snow off his girlfriend's car Thursday before moving it from McClure Avenue in Elgin. If vehicles are not moved from snow routes such as McClure, they will be towed because of the amount of snowfall. | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
The cityh of Elgin wing-plow truck is fitted with two plows. | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
City public works employee Adam Langer climbs into his truck Thursday afternoon to continue his 12-hour shift plowing Elgin streets. | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
An Elgin city plow passes a car that had gone off the road at Big Timber and Route 31 on Thursday afternoon. More salt was spread at the intersection. | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
This wing-equipped Elgin snowplow, shown here on Wing Street, is fitted with a camera behind the wing-plow to eliminate any blind spots. | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
"I'm not into snow," said Jim Huske, as he gets an early start on shoveling Thursday near his home along West Chicago Street in Elgin. | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
Public works employee Adam Langer drives one of the Elgin's wing plow trucks Thursday during the long-awaited snowfall. | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
The area’s long-awaited first significant snowstorm of the area hit Thursday morning, and its impacts were expected to be felt Friday morning. Between 3 and 8 inches of the white stuff was expected to accumulate across the region, with wind gusts of 30 to 35 …
