CHICAGO (AP) — Don Herrian was among the crowds of travelers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Sunday hoping to make it back home after Thanksgiving as hundreds of flights were delayed and canceled following a winter storm in the Great Lakes region.

“It is what it is,” Herrian said. “It’s congested but that’s expected due to the snow, the delays and the holidays.”

The 76-year-old retiree from Ardmore, Oklahoma, had visited his daughter and her family in Indianapolis. He said his first flight was three hours late, and his connecting flight to Oklahoma City from Chicago was already running another two hours behind.

“I just hope I get home tonight,” he said.

On Saturday, 8.4 inches (21.34 centimeters) of snow fell at O'Hare, setting a record for the highest single calendar da

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