March 4, 2022 5:12 pm Polar Plunge Returns to North Avenue Beach This Weekend Thousands are preparing to brave the freezing cold waters of Lake Michigan this weekend as the Polar Plunge returns for the first time since the pandemic. NBC 5’s JC Navarette reports. Local 1:09 Forbes releases list of ‘New Ivies,' with multiple colleges from the Midwest making the cut 1:19 Alerts issued as millions of birds expected to cross Illinois overnight 1:54 An Archaeopteryx, the ‘world's most important fossil' unveiled at Chicago's Field Museum 0:45 McDonald's teases plans for a big burger launch 0:19 Person dies after falling from stands at Ohio State University graduation