im in Springfield Illinois and am sitting here watching the snow and ice mixture coming down , everything is closed and no one is to be out on the streets after 5 oclock tonight , omg the mailman was just here (3 hours late) and i asked him why he just doesnt go home and he said they were told to stay out till all thee mail was delivered!! the surrounding little towns are with out power and ours are blinking !! they said the wind is so bad the wires are banging into other wires and the poles and are knocking the power out , i think this is going to be a longggg nite