A man has been charged with attempted murder after prosecutors say he intentionally crashed a car into a tree, leaving a young child critically injured and being flown to the hospital, in Waukegan.

The icy surfaces come hours after sleet, freezing rain, freezing drizzle and snow fell across the Chicago area Wednesday ...

The closures and delays come as many parts of Chicago and the suburbs saw areas of thick icing, with sidewalks and roads slick and dangerous.