From Jan. 1 to 3, 21.6 inches of snow fell, making it the second-largest snowstorm on record in Chicago history. Parks, vacant land and the Des Plaines River all became giant snow depositories.

Tribune cartoonist Carey Orr summarized locals’ reaction to the unexpected snowstorm in two frames ... storm in the city’s recorded history — blanketed Chicago. In signing an executive ...

Check out some of the worst ones ... due to a snowstorm in November 2012. (Pictured): A jam builds up on a road next to the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, on January 25, 2012. Chicago, Illinois ...