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A Chicago resident’s car window was smashed in this week on the North Side using a chair from a neighborhood “dibs” game, where parking spots are reserved...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The National Weather Service Chicago issued a Wind Chill Advisory Saturday as temperatures drop. The advisory will from 11 p.m. Saturday to noon Sunday. Wind chills of 20-25 degrees below zero are expected. Chicago Weather: 7-Day Forecast A wind chill warning is in effect for far west and northwest suburbs. Snow spread into the region starting late Friday night and continues into early Saturday, with on and off snow showers expected throughout the day Saturday, according to ABC...

When “sudden stratospheric warming” occurs, the potential exists for that “polar night jet stream” to be disrupted in a big way, and that is what is happening right now. Our normal polar jet stream, the iconic image of sweeping air that you see in every weather report on your daily newscast, has a large ridge in the western portion of North America, which is caused by the jet stream hitting a large land mass. That ridge can extend all the way up the western Canadian coast and into Alask...

Anyone who lives in Chicago knows that people who practice the art of dibs can get creative with items they leave out. But add on brutally cold temperatures and...

Strong winds will be persistent through the day, with wind chills below zero. The freezing cold temperatures are expected to stay for a while. Highs will be in the teens Friday and Saturday, but wind chills may be below zero through early next week. Chicagos lakefront, covered with sheets of ice, has become a popular destination for photo ops, and even for proposals. "Im fairly certain someone popped the question out here on the beach in the cold," said Brad McCandless, Chicago resident. "More ...

Cold weather has come to Chicago, with lower temperatures than we've seen since the 2019 polar vortex. On top of that, more snow is forecast for the weekend.

Strong winds will be persistent through the day, with wind chills below zero. The freezing cold temperatures are expected to stay for a while. Highs will be in the teens Friday and Saturday, but wind chills may be below zero through early next week. Chicagos lakefront, covered with sheets of ice, has become a popular destination for photo ops, and even for proposals. "Im fairly certain someone popped the question out here on the beach in the cold," said Brad McCandless, Chicago resident. "More ...