Skilling: Heavy rains, ice potential with midweek storm

A big winter storm is developing and is threatens Chicago with heavy rainfall. Perhaps the biggest rain in more than two months will arrive starting mid-morning Wednesday. Scattered rains could be parts of the area as early as 6 a.m to 8 a.m. Rainfall could reach 1.4 to 1.6″–which if that verifies, would be the heaviest city rain since Dec—and some embedded t-storms can’t be ruled out Ice could be an issue Ice could become a real issue north and west of the city. A quarter to half inch of...