Deerfield Schools Closing Friday Due To Extreme Cold Forecast

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

• Township High School District 113 (Deerfield High School) — school closed, e-learning Friday
• Deerfield Public Schools District 109 — schools closed, e-learning Friday
• Bannockburn School District 106 — closed Friday