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More than foot of snow, then colder temps
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The winter storm that dumped up to a reported 16 inches of snow on the Monroe area Friday and into Saturday was a hit with children who were anxious for some winter fun. Ayden Campbell said his favorite part of sledding was "flipping over." He was sledding at Northeast Park on Sunday. (Times photo: Marissa Weiher)
A deep freeze set in across the Midwest on Sunday with low temperatures forecast in the single digits and a few below zero, turning the season's first major snow into ice that made some roads treacherous to travel.

Temperatures plunged behind a cold front that brought snow across much of the region Friday and Saturday. The National Weather Service forecast 20 degrees or lower across six states from North Dakota to Illinois.

The weather service reported temperatures in the single- and low double-digits Sunday in northern Illinois, including Chicago, where residents were digging out of more than 11 inches of snow - the highest November total in 120 years in the city.

The first snowfall of the season also brought amounts ranging from a few inches to 20 inches of snow from South Dakota through Michigan earlier in the weekend. Monroe recorded 16 inches.

In Janesville, between 10 and 20 inches of snow had fallen by late Saturday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

Southside True Value Hardware manager Matt Krienke said business had been good in the days leading up to the storm in the Janesville, but that it had become "very, very, very, very slick."

"People who don't need to drive don't need to be out," he said.