Too late to plant tulips bulbs? We live in the Chicago burbs....?

Got tulips bulbs in January as a gift from my sister who brought them back from her Netherlands trip. I've kept them in my crawlspace in the dark and was wondering what I can do to get them to bloom yet this spring.......or is it too late? The ground has thawed out so I think I can put them in the ground now at least (couldn't in January......) What can I do? Should I have stored them outside?