CHICAGO (WLS) -- Snow and dangerous cold are heading for the Chicago area this weekend.

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ABC7 Chicago meteorologists have issued an AccuWeather Alert for the weekend's bitter cold.

The National Weather Service has issued a Cold Weather Advisory for Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Will, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Lake (Ill.), Livingston, McHenry, Winnebago, Jasper, Lake (Ind.) and Newton counties from 8 p.m. Saturday to noon Sunday.

A Cold Weather Advisory is also impacting Wisconsin's Waukesha County from midnight Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday.

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for LaSalle and Livingston counties from 8 a.m. Saturday to 8 p.m. Saturday.

Meteorologists Tracy Butler and Larry Mowry say clo

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