The NWS office in Chicago has issued a special weather statement for the potential for freezing drizzle overnight. Although this freezing drizzle will not amount to more than 0.1", this will still be enough for tricky travel... Especially on untreated roads. Here is the NWS statement:
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY--OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...
SNOW TO END TONIGHT WITH PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE POSSIBLE...
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDNIGHT TIME FRAME TONIGHT
BEFORE SLOWLY SHIFTING EAST OUT OF THE AREA. WITH THE DEPARTURE OF
THIS SNOW...A PERIOD OF PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. ALTHOUGH THE EXTENT OF THIS FREEZING DRIZZLE AND THE
EXACT TIMING OF THIS TRANSITION REMAIN UNCERTAIN AT THIS
TIME...THE CHANCES FOR THIS LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BECOME
MORE LIKELY FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A ROCKFORD TO WATSEKA LINE
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S...SOME
SLIPPERY SPOTS MAY FORM ON AREA ROADS AND POSSIBLY LINGER INTO THE
MORNING COMMUTE.
ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL OVERNIGHT SHOULD BE AWARE OF SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON ELEVATED ROAD SURFACES SUCH
AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHICH TYPICALLY SEE ICE FORMATION BEFORE
OTHER AREAS.
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