Chicago - 30 January 2019

Chicago and the rest of northern Illinois is feeling the grip of a dangerous cold wave. Forecasters say the actual temperature could dip to 27 below zero with wind chill values as low as 55 below.

An arctic wave has wrapped parts of the Midwest in numbing cold, sending temperatures plunging, but forecasters say the worst may be yet to come.

An arctic wave has wrapped parts of the Midwest in numbing cold, sending temperatures plunging, but forecasters say the worst may be yet to come.

Temperatures in Chicago Wednesday were below minus 20 degress (negative 28 Celsius, with wind chill making the air feel as cold as negative 57 degrees (negative 49.4 Celsius).

An arctic wave has wrapped parts of the Midwest in numbing cold, sending temperatures plunging, but forecasters say the worst may be yet to come.

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Bitterly cold temperatures persisted from the Northern Plains to parts of the Great Lakes and northern New England, with schools in some Upper Midwest communities cancelling classes for a second day on Friday.

Bitterly cold temperatures persisted from the Northern Plains to parts of the Great Lakes and northern New England, with schools in some Upper Midwest communities canceling classes for a second day Friday.

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Chicago police officers used vehicles and wood blockades to keep people off of the lakefront a day after a frustrated Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she was considering closing city trails and parks after seeing large "packs" of...

Chicago police officers used vehicles and wood blockades to keep people off of the lakefront a day after a frustrated Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she was considering closing city trails and parks after seeing large "packs" of...