Cold Weather Will Close Buffalo Grove Area Schools, Businesses Jan. 6

Buffalo Grove schools and other organizations will be closed Monday as the area braces for what is expected to be the coldest weather in nearly 20 years.

By early afternoon Sunday, all local schools had canceled school for Monday, which was scheduled to be the first day of class after winter break.

Indian Trails and Vernon Area public libraries also announced they will be closed Monday. The Buffalo Grove Park District has canceled its preschool, dance and Discovery Kids programs.

Some businesses, including Buffalo Grove's Deerfield's Bakery, will close early.

The temperature is expected to get as low as 19 degrees below zero in Buffalo Grove Sunday night, with windchill readings as low as -45, according to the National Weather Service.

On Monday, highs of -11 to -15 are predicted, with windchill readings as low as -50. 

Here's a look at the organizations that have announced schedule changes due to the weather.

Do you know of other closings in our area? Tell us in the comment section below.

School District 21
Schools will be closed.

School District 96
Schools will be closed.

School District 102
Schools will be closed.

School District 103
Schools will be closed.

St. Mary
School will be closed.

School District 125 (Stevenson)

School will be closed. From the school's Facebook page: "Stevenson High School will be closed Monday, January 6 due to extreme weather conditions. All classes and after-school activities are cancelled. Classes are scheduled to resume at 8:05 a.m. Tuesday, January 7. The second-day-of-the-week schedule will be followed on Wednesday, January 8."

School District 214 (Buffalo Grove and Wheeling)

Schools will be closed. There will be no after-school activities.

Deerfields Bakery

All locations will close at 10 a.m., according to the business's Facebook page, and all customers will get a free 12-ounce coffee or hot chocolate.

Related: Is Cold Weather a Poor Excuse to Cancel Classes?

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