South Suburban Emergency Closings for Wednesday

As temperatures plummet and the wind picks up, area schools are announcing plans to close Wednesday, January 7.

As of 2 p.m., temperatures and wind chill will plummet by the hour, according to National Weather Service projections, and windchills are predicted to bottom out at 30 to 35 below zero Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

Here’s what’s closed so far. We’ll update the list as more information becomes available. Did we miss news on your child’s school? Tell us in the comments or email lauren.traut@patch.com. For a complete list of school closures, click here.

• New Lenox District 122
• District 161
• District 135
• St. Michael’s
• Cardinal Bernardin
• Immanuel Lutheran Preschool (Mokena)
• Southwest Suburban Montessori
• St. Jude (New Lenox)
• Bremen District 228 High Schools
• District 146
• District 140
• District 117
• District 118
• District 124
• District 128
• District 145
• District 159
• District 230
• District 157C
• District 142
• Mother McAuley High School
• Marist High School
• Aero Educational Center
• Bloom High School
• Br. Rice High School
• Mt. Carmel High School
• Cassell Elementary School
• Chicago Agricultural School
• Chicago Heights District 170
• Chicago International Charter
• Chicago Ridge SD 127 1/2
• Christ the King
• Christian Hills School
• Clissold Elementary
• Columbus Manor School
• District 111
• District 123
• District 218