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A winter weather system moving through the St. Louis region Wednesday appears to be diminishing sooner than expected, but what it’s done thus far is impacting several travel routes. The interactive ...

More snow is on the way in the St. Louis region. For much of Wednesday and Thursday, snowplows will likely stay busy working to clear the roads.

Weather Advisory goes into effect for all of Chicagoland at 9 a.m. Wednesday, with snow totals ranging from 3 to 6 inches, and the entire area seeing snow by 10 a.m.