Arlington Heights Schools Closing Friday Due To Extreme Cold Forecast

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — With dangerously cold weather set to freeze Chicagoland Friday, many Arlington Heights area schools are closing, with some opting for an e-learning day instead. The National Weather Service is predicting wind chills as low as 40 below zero, with an extreme cold warning being issued from 3 a.m. to noon on Friday for the area.

The weather service said there is a high confidence in a period of bitter cold with dangerous wind chills from Thursday night through Saturday morning. There is still some uncertainty on just how extreme the cold will be.

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According to Emergency Closing Center and school district websites/social media accounts, among the Arlington Heights schools/districts closing (e-learning noted) are the following:

• Township High School District 214 (Arlington Heights) — closed Friday
• Metro Prep/Laureate Day School (Arlington Heights) — school closed, e-learning Friday
• Schaumburg School District 54 (Schaumburg) — closed Friday
• Community Consolidated School District 59 (Elk Grove Village) — school closed, e-learning Friday
• River Trails School District 26 (Mount Prospect) — school closed, e-learning Friday
• Prospect Heights School District 23 (Prospect Heights) — school closed, e-learning Friday
• Newcomer Center (Arlington Heights) — closed Friday
• The Academy At Forest View (Arlington Heights) — closed Friday
• Vanguard School (Arlington Heights) — closed Friday
• St. Hubert School (Hoffman Estates) — school closed, e-learning Friday