Eeek! Snow!!!

Byrne better keep the streets free and clear of snow over the next day or two. All Shortshanks doesn't need at this moment is a Bilandic flashback:

• A winter storm watch has been issued for late Monday when up to 10 inches of snow are expected to begin blanketing the area, officials from the National Weather Service said today.

  The snow may cover the area over a 24-hour period beginning late Monday, according to the National Weather Service Web site.

  Officials said a strong surface low is expected to develop over the Mississippi Valley Monday and make its way into Kentucky by Tuesday and then into Ohio by Wednesday. The low is expected to drop a band of snow over north central Illinois on Tuesday.

Seems like a bunch of senseless panic setting in again. This is still Chicago and it's still February. We get snow. Sometimes we get lots. It's not like we're going to have to pick out a few lieutenants and sergeants to eat if it gets deep.