The morning commute should be much easier on motorists today as plows worked overnight to clear McHenry County roadways blanketed by several inches of snow Tuesday.

A winter storm now belting the East Coast dumped anywhere between 7 to 10 inches of snow on much of northern Illinois and northwest Indiana Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. The snowfall, more than an inch per hour at some times, forced school cancellations and wreaked havoc on the evening rush.

County crews have been in clean-up mode since the snow slowed at around 10 p.m. last night, focusing much of their attention on east/west roadways now affected by drifting snow.