How long to warm up your car in the extreme cold? It's different than you may think
While warming up cars for a while during the winter used to be a common practice, that has changed in recent decades.
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School closings list: More than 100 Chicago-area schools closed due to dangerous cold
The closures range from the city to the suburbs, including elementary, middle and high schools in Palos Hills, Oak Lawn, Lyons, Calumet City, Crystal Lake, Elgin, Carpentersville, Antioch and Grayslak... -
Extreme cold warning issued for parts of Chicago area; wind chills as low as -30
Arctic cold gripped the entire Chicago area Tuesday morning, with “feels-like” temperatures near -30 degrees as extreme cold warnings and cold advisories swept across the region.
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Explosion inside Bolingbrook home causes fire, emergency response
An explosion at a home in suburban Bolingbrook sparked a large law enforcement response and left the structure unsafe to enter.
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Chicago weather: Coldest temps of this arctic blast to arrive overnight. What to expect
The cold is about to get even colder in the Chicago area, with another advisory set to take effect across the region Monday night and into Tuesday.