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Wind Chill Advisory in Winnebago, Will, Ogle, McHenry, Livingston, Lee, La

Salle, Lake, Kendall, Kankakee, Kane, Grundy, DuPage, DeKalb, Cook and
Boone counties.
January 29, 2019, 10:46:00 AM to January 29, 2019, 7:00:00 PM
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Wind Chill Warning in Winnebago, Will, Ogle, McHenry, Livingston, Lee, La

Salle, Lake, Kendall, Kankakee, Kane, Grundy, DuPage, DeKalb, Cook and
Boone counties.
January 29, 2019, 10:46:00 AM to January 31, 2019, 12:00:00 PM
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Flood Warning in Will, Kankakee and Grundy counties.

January 29, 2019, 10:14:00 AM to January 29, 2019, 10:14:00 PM
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WEATHER 11:50 AM

After 13 days of snow, temperatures plummet in Chicago area as polar

vortex cold snap begins

WEATHER 7:10 AM

Chicago's deep freeze (and the winter so far) in 5 charts

BREAKING NEWS 2:35 PM

Chicago schools aren’t alone in closing during the cold snap. We’re
keeping track here

Chicago weather

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WEATHER 2:55 PM

Hunker down Chicago: Subzero temps for next 45 hours could be one of
city's longest streaks

BREAKING NEWS 1:20 PM

Chicago’s record for coldest temperature ever could fall as polar vortex
has city ‘in the crosshairs’

WEATHER 1:44 PM

Chicago's 10 coldest temperatures recorded (and the frigid front pages)

FOOD & DINING 1:45 PM

Is it ever too cold for delivery pizza? Chicago's
about to find out

WEATHER 1:45 PM WEATHER 7:30 AM

How to survive Chicago's brutal cold snap As Chicago braced for dangerous cold, Trump
joked about global warming

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 11:40 AM

Updated list: Chicago-area theater, music,
museum and cultural venues closing due to
weather

WEATHER 5:00 AM
Polar bears at the zoo will love the arctic weather,
but other Chicago animals could face fight for
survival

Weather photos MORE

The polar vortex explained GALLERY

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Ice Castles of Lake Geneva GALLERY

The best of dibs in Chicago GALLERY

Chicago Tom Skilling

Weather
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Weather news

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2:40 PM

Viral photo of Cook County Jail inmates shoveling sparks

backlash
After a dozen days of snow hit Chicago and temperatures began their swift descent to below zero, a photo of inmates
shoveling snow outside Cook County Jail with what the poster said was “no real winter gear” went viral. Now, the sheriff’s
office is trying to clean up the backlash and activists...

2:30 PM

Record-breaking cold shuts down schools in the Midwest

Hundreds of schools and several large universities closed their campuses Tuesday as temperatures plummeted across the
Midwest, with forecasters warning that the frigid weather will get worse and could be life-threatening. The extreme cold
and record-breaking temperatures are crawling into a swath...

1:30 PM

Avalanche kills 2 in French Alps; Paris braces for snowstorm

An avalanche in the French Alps killed two people Tuesday near the Deux-Alpes ski resort, French officials said. The
avalanche struck late in the morning on an off-piste sector near the small town of Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, authorities
said. The area was under a moderate avalanche risk Tuesday....

1:30 PM

Governor: Frigid weather could be 'historic' in Illinois

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has issued a disaster proclamation ahead of forecast double-digit subzero temperatures in Illinois,
calling the weather "potentially historic." Pritzker said the "cold weather headed our way Tuesday night into Thursday
morning may bring us to temperature lows that we have never...

1:30 PM

Chicago mayor calls subzero forecast 'public health risk'

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the double-digit subzero temperatures forecast for the city are life threatening and
"not to be taken lightly." Emanuel spoke Tuesday morning at a warming center, telling Chicagoans that the frigid weather
expected through Thursday is a "public health risk." The...

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11:30 AM

Western New York braces for 1-2 foot snowfall

Forecasters in western New York are warning of blizzard-like conditions over the next few days with up to two feet of
snow, plummeting temperatures and wind chills that can cause frostbite in minutes. In advance of the Great Lakes-fed
storm, authorities Tuesday announced that schools in Buffalo...

11:00 AM

Heavy snow to push across Upper Midwest, bitter cold follows

A winter storm pushing across the Upper Midwest is expected to dump more than a foot of snow in parts of Minnesota
and Wisconsin. The National Weather Service reports blizzard conditions Sunday in parts of eastern North Dakota and
northwestern Minnesota. Officials have issued a travel alert for...

10:30 AM

How frigid polar vortex blasts are connected to global warming

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)
Jennifer Francis, Rutgers University (THE CONVERSATION) A record-breaking cold wave is sending literal shivers down
the spines of millions of Americans. Temperatures across the upper...

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BREAKING NEWS 2:35 PM

Chicago schools aren’t alone in closing during the

cold snap. We’re keeping track here
Chicago Public Schools, Illinois universities, and public institutions from the Adler Planetarium to
Lincoln Park Zoo will all close this week as near-record low temperatures slam the Chicago area.
Chicago Public Schools has canceled all after-school events Tuesday, along with all classes and activities...

BREAKING NEWS 1:20 PM

Chicago’s record for coldest temperature ever could

fall as polar vortex has city ‘in the crosshairs’
One of the coldest air masses in years will envelop the Midwest and the Northeast this week bringing
potentially life-threatening low temperatures to the Chicago area that will feel even harsher in
tandem with strong winds. In Chicago, the coldest temperatures of the year will arrive midweek. After...

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TELEVISION 2:35 PM

Chicago police investigating report of assault on

'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett
Chicago police detectives on Tuesday collected footage from city and private cameras in the
Streeterville neighborhood trying to gain leads on a report of a “possible racially-charged assault and
battery” involving a star of the television show “Empire.” Police said they had not made arrests in...

WEATHER 11:50 AM

After 13 days of snow, temperatures plummet in

Chicago area as polar vortex cold snap begins
Don’t be fooled by the sunny skies. Arctic air began to chill Chicago overnight and caused
temperatures to plummet from 34 degrees Monday to minus 2 by 8 a.m. Tuesday, according to the
National Weather Service. All of northeast Illinois, northwest Indiana and southern Wisconsin was under a wind...

BASEBALL 12:25 PM

These 7 free agents are still unsigned. And all have

been linked to the Cubs or White Sox.
There’s nothing like a deadline to get deals done. So with spring training less than two weeks away,
look for unsigned free agents to cut deals soon. Here are seven players the White Sox or Cubs have
been rumored to be interested in. 1. Manny Machado, shortstop/third baseman The White Sox reportedly...

POLITICS 10:35 AM

House Speaker Michael Madigan: 'To my knowledge,

I am not under investigation'
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan on Tuesday said that he is not under federal investigation
“to my knowledge,” releasing the statement after a report that he was secretly recorded while trying
to solicit business for his law firm from a developer. The Sun-Times reported on Tuesday that the...

WEATHER JAN. 28, 2019

'If you don’t have to be outside, don’t': Chicago braces

for brutal temperatures
Chicago is bracing for bitter cold nearing record-low temperatures this week. One of the coldest air
masses in years will drop temperatures to around 23 below zero by Tuesday night, according to the
National Weather Service, with a daytime high of about minus 14 on Wednesday and another plunge...

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WEATHER 2:55 PM

Hunker down Chicago: Subzero temps for next 45

hours could be one of city's longest streaks
Chicagoans might have a new appreciation for single-digit temperatures because Tuesday afternoon
will mark the start of a 40-plus hour stretch of subzero weather, according to the National Weather
Service. On Tuesday, Chicago is expected see a high temperature of 5 degrees at O’Hare International...

WEATHER 5:00 AM

Polar bears at the zoo will love the arctic weather, but
other Chicago animals could face fight for survival
The brutal cold expected to descend upon Chicago this week could be deadly for many animals that
live outdoors, but experts say it’s likely that the populations of everything from stray cats to stink
bugs will escape lasting damage. That’s because animals have strategies to endure all manner of...

CHICAGO BEARS 11:50 AM

Disgraced for publicly turning on Jay Cutler, Aaron

Kromer is back at the top with the Rams at the Super
Bowl
The end of his tenure with the Bears was one of the most bizarre things we’ve seen, but from football
farce in Chicago to Rams redemption, Aaron Kromer is sitting atop his profession at Super Bowl LIII. Kromer, once an
assistant coach at Northwestern and the Bears’ offensive line coach in 2013...

THEATER LOOP JAN. 28, 2019

Chicago's record-low temperatures offer a shot to see

'Hamilton' for less than $70
Look, we know you should stay in on Wednesday. History has its eye on some record-low temps for
Chicago, and several institutions have already announced closures due to the anticipated
temperatures. But, as of Monday afternoon, tickets — good tickets — to the January 30 matinee of “Hamilton” are...

KRISTEN MCQUEARY JAN. 28, 2019

Why the Illinois exodus? The rich get bashed, and off
they go
The break-up emails arrive steadily, almost therapeutically, from authors seeking affirmation of their
decision to end a dysfunctional relationship. The familiar anguish: We tried to make it work … we
waited until the kids were out of school … we worked up the costs and finally put the house on...

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WEATHER 1:45 PM

How to survive Chicago's brutal cold snap

The Chicago area is in the midst of a dangerous cold spell that could see record low temperatures.
You can always find the latest forecast here. Here’s everything else you need to know, straight from
the experts: If you must go out, bundle up — frostbite can start in just 5 minutes Dr. Ernest Wang,...

BUSINESS JAN. 28, 2019

From ramped-up food delivery to work-from-home

policies, Chicago businesses brace for subzero
temperatures
Chicago businesses are battening down in preparation for the subzero temperatures forecast for
Wednesday. Restaurants are bracing for an onslaught of delivery orders. Construction projects are grinding to a halt. And
businesses large and small are sending employees home with their laptops and directions...

BREAKING NEWS 7:00 AM

Gang violence in Chicago changing, but policymakers

slow to catch up, report says
With the structure of storied supergangs like the Gangster Disciples and the Vice Lords long gone,
Chicago’s policymakers need to catch up and refocus efforts to reduce Chicago’s persistent violence
on its root causes of economic disinvestment and historic segregation, argues a report released...

BREAKING NEWS 2:40 PM

Viral photo of Cook County Jail inmates shoveling sparks

backlash
After a dozen days of snow hit Chicago and temperatures began their swift descent to below zero, a photo of inmates
shoveling snow outside Cook County Jail with what the poster said was “no real winter gear” went viral. Now, the sheriff’s
office is trying to clean up the backlash and activists...

AUTOS JAN. 25, 2019

Tips for cold, cold car care

Cars, like people, don’t function as well in cold weather. Your car doesn’t like it anymore than you.
Because most employers frown on hibernating, we’ve compiled a list of precautions to increase the
odds of your car functioning in extreme or unseasonable cold. Preventative: If you don’t have...

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CHICAGO VOTING GUIDE JAN. 28, 2019

Who are the candidates for mayor of Chicago?

There are 14 candidates running for Chicago mayor. Here's what you need to know about each of
them.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 11:40 AM

Updated list: Chicago-area theater, music, museum

and cultural venues closing due to weather
With the severe weather forecast for Wednesday and Thursday, many Chicago-area cultural
institutions have announced they will be closed on Wednesday and some on Thursday. Below is a
partial list of closing announcements. Please call ahead this week to any venue to check about shows before venturing...

BUSINESS 8:20 AM

Boeing faces $15 billion decision of the decade: Is it

time to build the 797?
It's only January, but Boeing Co. executives are already closing in on one of their most important
determinations of the year: whether to plow an estimated $15 billion into a new jetliner family. The
aircraft nicknamed the 797 would feature Boeing's first all-new design since the 787 Dreamliner's...

HEIDI STEVENS 11:45 AM

5 truths about Chicago winters, after 2 decades of

enduring them
I moved to Chicago in April, like a sensible person. I was 23, and the Chicago Tribune offered me an
internship, and I rented a cheap apartment in Wicker Park (it was the ’90s) and enjoyed the lilting of
songbirds and budding of spring flora and raging keggers of my upstairs neighbors, and all...

WEATHER JAN. 28, 2019

Recent deaths show dangers of cold weather: ‘People

just have to play it safe over these next several days’
A 52-year-old man was seen walking around Thursday night in the city’s Little Village neighborhood.
By Friday morning, he was found dead on the front porch of a home, according to Chicago police.
Gregory Gardner, who was found in the 2500 block of South Ridgeway Avenue, was the 19th cold-related...

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ELMHURST 10:30 AM

Elmhurst committee votes against hoop houses in

backyards
Two of three aldermen on the Elmhurst Development, Planning and Zoning Committee agreed
Monday the city should keep its ban on large temporary structures, denying efforts by homeowners
Nicole and Dan Virgil to win approval for their controversial hoop house. The Virgils, of the 500 block of Fairview...

WEATHER 7:30 AM

As Chicago braced for dangerous cold, Trump joked

about global warming
As Chicago and much of the Midwest braced for a dangerous blast of arctic air — the worst in recent
memory — President Donald Trump leaped at the chance to take a questionable swipe at one of his
favorite targets, global warming. “In the beautiful Midwest, windchill temperatures are reaching minus...

WEATHER 12:00 PM

The polar vortex explained GALLERY

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