Much of the country on Thursday fought frigid temperatures and began the tedious task of digging out from one of the worst snowstorms on record. IBTimes has compiled photos from around the country to document the disruption.

Illinois
A pedestrian runs across Chicago Avenue in Chicago Reuters
Illinois
Men shovel snow in Chicago Reuters
Milwaukee
A man rides his bike down a snow-covered street as wind gusts over 50 mph and heavy snow batter Milwaukee Reuters
Illinois
Rush hour traffic crawls as blowing snow batters Lake Shore Drive in Chicago Reuters
Illinois
A woman crosses State Street in Chicago Reuters
From above
NASA satellite image shows the low pressure area stretching from the Colorado Rockies and Texas east to New England Reuters
Illinois
A man walks among stranded vehicles on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago Reuters
Illinois
A man walks among stranded vehicles on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago Reuters
Illinois
A man walks among stranded vehicles on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago Reuters
Wisconsin
Members of the Wisconsin National Guard respond to assist stranded motorists in Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin Reuters
Michigan
A police officer stands guard at the Triton Technologies building that collapsed under the weight of snow and rain Reuters
Illinois
Shuo Yen Huang digs out a car in Chicago Reuters
Milwaukee
A cyclist tries to ride during a blizzard in Milwaukee Reuters
Illinois
A man walks among a snow filled Michigan Avenue in Chicago Reuters
Illinois
Cars sit abandoned on Lake Shore Drive as crews work to clear snow in Chicago Reuters
Illinois
Cars sit abandoned on Lake Shore Drive as crews work to clear snow in Chicago Reuters
Wisconsin
A man walks behind high snowdrift in Racine County, Wisconsin Reuters
Michigan
The Triton Technologies building is seen collapsed under the weight of snow and rain in Easton Reuters
Michigan
A man shovels snow from around his parked pickup truck as he tries to get to work in Detroit, Michigan Reuters
Michigan
A light house is pounded by waves on Lake Michigan Reuters
Wisconsin
Onlookers watch the waves on Lake Michigan in Wisconsin Reuters
Wisconsin
A man watches as large chunks of ice crash into the break wall at the Milwaukee Marina in Wisconsin Reuters
Chicago
Pedestrians walk on the streets of Chicago Reuters