Starting Thursday, dangerously frigid air from Siberia and the North Pole is forecast to plunge the Great Lakes region into ...

While most folks are doing everything they can to stay out of the cold this weekend, some families are embracing the frigid ...

The annual polar plunge fundraiser hosted by the Chicago Polar Bear Club scheduled for Friday was canceled in anticipation of ...

The 2026 Chicago Polar Plunge has been canceled due to the dangerously cold weather expected to hit the Chicago area in the ...

Chicago's 2026 Polar Plunge was cancelled due to extreme weather and beach conditions.

The Ten Broeck Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Lake Katrine celebrated its second annual Polar Express-themed day recently. The intergenerational program brought holiday magic to the ...

This striking satellite photo shows rippling ribbons of ethereal ice swirling like turbulent clouds on the surface of Lake Michigan, alongside a snow-covered Chicago. The wintery scene occurred during ...

An Extreme Cold Warning starts overnight as an Arctic front will bring the coldest weather the Chicago area has seen since ...

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CHICAGO (WGN) — Chicago police are searching for a man accused of committing an armed robbery on a CTA Orange Line train on the city’s Southwest Side early Saturday morning. According to the Chicago ...

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CHICAGO — A man has been charged in a deadly shooting on a CTA Pink Line train last month. Pedro Villarreal, 34, of Chicago, faces one felony count of murder – strong probability death/injury, one ...