The best place to be in Chicago’s subzero temperatures is inside and indoors, but for some families that might not be the case. They say heat inside their building is not working, leaving them inside in the cold. NBC Chicago’s Christian Farr reports.
Thursday morning air temperatures for Chicago plunged so low they shattered a 79-year-old temperature record.
The only thing that may keep Chicagoans warm is knowing we are not alone in this bitter war against winter, as brutally frigid air fronts whipped through surrounding Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana.
Here are some of the rock-bottom temperatures commuters battled through Thursday morning in nearby counties, according to the National Weather Service:
• McHenry County -14°
• Ogle County -13°
• DeKalb County -13°
• Will County -13°
• Kane, County -12°
• Cook County -12°
• DuPage, County -12°
• Lake County, Indiana -10°
• Livingston County -6°
• Ford County -5°
For a full list of the lowest temperatures, click here.
