Time to dig out from the Groundhog Day snowstorm, Feb. 2, 2022. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News)

Chicago is digging out from a wild Wednesday that saw continuous snowfall throughout the day, dumping anywhere from 5.6 inches at O’Hare to 11 inches at Midway.

That looks to be the end of active weather, for now, although blowing snow made for a treacherous morning commute in some areas. A projected second round of precipitation is now expected to slide south of the Chicago region, and a band of lake effect snow isn’t expected to produce significant accumulation, according to the National Weather Service.

Now that the flakes have subsided, Chicago’s Department of Streets and Sanitation has shifted its fleet over from main arteries to clearing residential side streets.

With the latest storm, Better Streets Chicago, a transportation advocacy nonprofit, has renewed its call for the city to plow the sidewalks as well as roadways. The organization's petition for plowed walkways has gathered 4,400 signatures and is beginning to gain aldermanic support.

What a Wednesday!

Here is a preliminary look at observed snowfall totals.

Sorted text listing: https://t.co/u61rlmAn9W

Interactive map: https://t.co/ke6HEqUqhk

Thank you to many of our followers, our trained spotters, and EM and media partners for reports. #ILwx #INwx pic.twitter.com/YdDyfsThC4

— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) February 3, 2022

Tonight BSC organizers @ProvocCities and @itskylelucas cleared sidewalks and bus stops in Uptown. It took 90 tiring min to clear just 3 bus stops and two sets of crosswalks. This is a perfect example of why the current system can’t work. We need the city to #PlowTheSidewalks.

— Better Streets Chicago (@chi_streets) February 3, 2022