Buffalo Grove Schools Closing Friday Due To Extreme Cold Forecast

BUFFALO, IL — With dangerously cold weather set to freeze Chicagoland Friday, many Buffalo Grove 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 Buffalo Grove area schools/districts closing (e-learning noted) are the following:

• Township High School District 214 (Buffalo Grove and Wheeling High Schools) — closed Friday
• Kildeer Countryside School District 96 (Buffalo Grove) — Closed Friday (no evening activities)
• Community Consolidated School District 21 (Wheeling) — school closed/e-learning Friday
• National Louis University (Wheeling) — school closed/e-learning Friday