Chicago Weather

The Chicago area woke up to dangerously cold wind chills on Tuesday morning, but how long will the Arctic blast last?

While warming up cars for a while during the winter used to be a common practice, that has changed in recent decades.

In some cases, the Arctic blast gripping Chicago could lead to frozen pipes, which could burst and lead to flooding.

As an extreme cold warning with wind chills of -30 degrees descend across the Chicago area, more than 100 schools, colleges, daycares and even some businesses and local governments have announced closures Tuesday due to the 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 Grayslake.

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.

Alicia Roman has the latest forecast.

Trains on multiple Amtrak lines are canceled Tuesday and Wednesday as a blast of Arctic air continues to grip the Chicago area.

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.

The arctic air can not only be troublesome for people, but cause problems for vehicles, too. NBC Chicago’s Kate Chappell reports.

Dozens of schools across the Chicago area will be closed or under an e-learning plan Tuesday as dangerously cold wind chills are expected to worsen across the region.

More than a dozen Chicago-area schools have already announced closures or switches to e-learning for Tuesday as a cold weather advisory for much of Northeastern Illinois and Northwest Indiana continues to grip the region.

Some Chicago-area schools have announced closures or switches to e-learning for Tuesday as the region braces for dangerously cold wind chills.

Pete Sack has the latest forecast for the Chicago area as a cold weather advisory continues.

Chicago was waking up to a bitter cold morning Monday, with sub-zero temperatures and wind chills as low as -15. And it’s only going to get colder from there, the NBC 5 Storm Team says.

Pete Sack has the latest forecast.

A cold weather advisory has been extended for the entire Chicago area as dangerous wind chills are expected in coming days.

Warming centers across the city and suburbs will be open next week as bitterly cold temperatures are expected in the Chicago area.

Amtrak has canceled trains on at least five different lines operating with service to and from Chicago amid frigid cold temperatures and wind chills.

The entire Chicago area will be under a cold weather advisory beginning at 6 p.m. Sunday and running through noon Monday, according to the National Weather Service.