Crews have been working non-stop to clear the 10,060 main thoroughfares and residential city streets of snow. There are 50 crews, on 12-hour shifts, working on plowing and salting the main and secondary roads and 28 additional crews plowing residential streets.

Salting of residential streets will begin once the snow subsides and the main streets are sufficiently cleared. The Division of Streets has 10,152 tons of salt on-hand with 3,000 additional tons being delivered today. Highway on and off ramps will be temporarily closed between noon and 2 p.m., so that Ohio Department of Transportation plows can prepare them for commuters going home.

The city requested that employers execute an early dismissal of their employees today to help alleviate late day gridlock. City of Cleveland non-essential personnel will be dismissed by their supervisors Monday at 3 p.m.

• Federal and State employers are asked to dismiss at 2 p.m.
• The County is asked to dismiss at 2:30 p.m.
• Businesses are asked to dismiss employees beginning at 3 p.m.
• University Circle will be dismissing employees beginning at 4 p.m.

Employees from any agency or business should take instruction from their supervisors. The dismissal schedule was developed to transition employers with the highest number of employees out of the central business district first.

Because gridlock often occurs in the central business district as motorists wait to enter the highway system, motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes and highway entrance ramps outside of the central business district area.

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CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Snow and widespread blowing snow Monday. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 22. Wind chill values as low as -3. Windy, with a northwest wind between 28 and 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Monday Evening: Snow showers before 6pm, then snow and widespread blowing snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a northwest wind around 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Tuesday: Snow showers and areas of blowing snow. High near 23. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a northwest wind between 24 and 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Tuesday Night: Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as -1. Blustery, with a northwest wind between 17 and 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - One of the biggest names in the Cuyahoga County corruption probe appeared in court Friday morning.

Jimmy Dimora went to court to answer questions as to why he has yet to pay his lawyer, Richard Lillie. Dimora has only paid a fraction - around $1,000 - of his bill to Mr. Lillie.

Dimora says he is trying to get a loan on his home. The frustrated judge pointed out that he has only gone to one bank, Parkview Federal, and ordered him to go to several banks. The judge also suggested Dimora liquidate his assets in order to pay off his mounting debts.

The judge then granted Dimora's attorney's motion to withdraw from the case.

So at this time, Jimmy Dimora does not have legal representation for his September 2011 corruption trial.

"I believe that I'm innocent and am not going to be forced into pleading guilty to things that I did not do and I believe that I am going to be vindicated in the process," Dimora said outside of the courthouse.

He is due back in court on January 12th.

The embattled county commissioner is charged with more than two dozen federal charges, including bribery, conspiracy and tax counts. Dimora tried to have taxpayers pay for his defense, but the judge ruled against his request last month. An expense that could be hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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