Winter storm continues to batter central Midwest

CHICAGO (AP) — A winter storm is continuing to batter much of the central Midwest early Monday from northeast Missouri into southeast Wisconsin and northeast Illinois, including the greater Chicago area.The blizzard-like conditions at the end of the Thanksgiving weekend grounded hundreds of flights and forced the closure of major highways.The Chicago Department of Aviation reported early Monday that the average departure delays at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport are 77 minutes and t