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Don’t Be Fooled By Warm Weather — Lake Temps Remain Dangerously Cold
http://media.chicago.cbslocal.com/CBSCHI_20140606183852950AA.mp4 (CBS) – With beautiful weather on tap for the weekend, lots of people will be boating on Lake Michigan. But after two deadly accidents...
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Chilly Temperatures Have Swimmers Wishing For Real Summer Weather
http://media.chicago.cbslocal.com/CBSCHI_20140715181153740AA.mp4 CHICAGO (CBS) — We’ve had some weird weather in the last few months, but jackets in July? They’re more than just a fashion statement on...
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Chicagoland Temperatures About to Dip Way Below Average
CHICAGO (CBS) — Though fall has not yet officially begun, Chicago and its surrounding areas are about to experience a snap of cold weather this week, reports CBS 2 meteorologist Megan Glaros. Today’s...
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Enterovirus D68: What Every Parent Should Know
Parents should be prepared for a new virus that is infecting the Midwest and looking to sweep the nation. Since mid-August 2014, around 82 people have been confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control...
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Thousands Will Die From Flu This Year, Doctors Predict
NORTHRIDGE (CBSLA.com) — Although concerns are mounting across the nation of Ebola exposure, doctors fear the focus could be diverting attention from another potential threat: the flu. “It potentially...
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Metra Implementing Changes To Prevent Last Year’s Cold Weather Problems
http://media.chicago.cbslocal.com/CBSCHI_20150105191145847AA.mp4 (CBS) — Metra says it’s putting into practice, everything it learned during last year’s Polar Vortex which created long and repeated...
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Chicagoans Brave Freezing Temps
http://media.chicago.cbslocal.com/CBSCHI_20150105181605493AA.mp4 (CBS) — With temperatures plunging Monday, CBS 2’s Jim Williams spent the day with people who have no choice but to endure the cold....
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Heating Problems Have Students Bundling Up In South Side School
http://media.chicago.cbslocal.com/CBSCHI_20150106181022687AA.mp4 (CBS) — This bitter blast has students at one Far South Side school wearing coats, hats and gloves in the classroom. CBS 2’s Roseanne...
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Cold Day Activities in Chicago with Kids
CHICAGO (CBS) — With many Chicago area schools closed today due to frigid temperatures, parents and caregivers may find themselves searching for safe and fun activities for their kids. Here are a few...
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Pedway Offers Warm Shortcuts To Avoid Cold Downtown
http://media.chicago.cbslocal.com/CBSCHI_20150107191247700AA.mp4 (CBS) — For those of us who had to come to work, the key to staying warm can be a few shortcuts, reports CBS 2’s Jim Williams. Peter...
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Despite Frigid Temps, Some People Still Need To Work Outside
http://media.chicago.cbslocal.com/CBSCHI_20150107231447407AA.mp4 (CBS) — Some people have no choice, but to be out in the cold. They have to work in this bitter blast. CBS 2’s Dana Kozlov reports...
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Three Found Dead In Abandoned Avondale Home
http://media.chicago.cbslocal.com/CBSCHI_20150112192704380AA.mp4 (CBS) – Three men have been found dead in an abandoned home in Chicago’s Avondale neighborhood. The three were discovered around 11:15...
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Potential For Record-Setting Cold This Week
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — OK, parents, listen up. Will your children attend school this Thursday? “Outlook not so good.” Tossing the Magic 8 Ball aside, the forecast is calling for record-cold and...
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List Of Low Temperatures Across Chicago Area On Monday
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Monday morning’s low temperatures were the coldest in nearly a year. It was the coldest morning in Chicago since Feb. 28, 2015, when it was minus 10. Officially the low...
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Extreme Cold Claims Life Of Elderly Woman Found Outside Her Home, Family Says
(CBS) — A 90-year-old South Side woman has been found dead outside her home — apparently a victim of the extreme cold. Nellie Gordon had Alzheimer’s Disease, says her daughter Joyce Thurmon Smith....
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Could This Winter Be A Repeat Of 2013 With A Polar Vortex?
CHICAGO (CBS) — The talk of Sunday’s snowfall, brought CBS 2 back to December 2013. That was the start of the shiver-inducing polar vortex winter. It seemed December started out the same then, as it is...
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Winter Weather Elicits Playtime For Brookfield Zoo’s Furry Creatures
CHICAGO (CBS) — The brutally cold weather is an invitation for most to stay indoors, but for some animals at Chicago’s zoos the cold weather means good times. From the gorillas at Tropic World to the...
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Fans And Players Have A Game Plan To Brace The Cold For Chicago Bears Game
CHICAGO (CBS) – If you are sitting in the brutal cold weather on Saturday to watch the three-and-10 Bears host the Packers, you are either a true fan, a little crazy or both. As CBS 2’s Ed Curran said,...
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North Side Man Is County’s Fourth Cold-Related Death Of Season
CHICAGO (CBS) — Cold weather has been at least partially to blame for the deaths of at least four people this season in Cook County, according to autopsy results. The most recent cold-related death...
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Overnight Frost Advisory In Effect For Northern Illinois, Wisconsin
CHICAGO (CBS) — The National Weather Service issued Tuesday a Frost Advisory for northern Illinois into Wisconsin from 1 a.m. to 8 a.m. Wednesday. The National Weather Service in Chicago issued a Frost...
View ArticleBitter Cold, Wind Chills Linger In Chicago Area Tuesday
CHICAGO (CBS) — The bitter cold that moved into the Chicago area on Christmas Day is expected to stick around into Tuesday, particularly in the far north suburbs. Tuesday’s high was expected to be only...
View ArticleFor Some, There Is An Escape Hatch From The Cold
(CBS) — Can you get away from frigid Chicago this weekend — without breaking the bank? Travel expert Kendra Thornton, who’s vacationing with her family in nice, warm Mexico, has this advice about...
View ArticleCity To People Suffering In The Cold: Call Us
(WBBM Newsradio) — Help is available for anyone who needs it because of the cold snap, Chicago’s head of emergency management stresses. In many cases, a simple call to the city’s 3-1-1 non-emergency...
View ArticleHow Are Cemeteries Able To Bury The Dead In The Bitter Cold?
CHICAGO (CBS) — With as cold as it’s been the past couple of weeks, you may wonder how cemeteries are able to continue burying the dead in a timely way. According to Mike Hackiewicz, executive director...
View ArticleCold Contributes To Death Of Man, 59, On Northwest Side
(CBS) — A 59-year-old man has become second person in the city of Chicago whose death is being blamed, at least in part, on exposure to the current cold snap. Police say the man was out late Wednesday...
View ArticleWoman’s Runny Nose Turns Out To Be Fluid Leaking From Her Brain
(CBS) – For years, doctors gave Kendra Jackson a list of potential reasons for the cause of her perpetually runny nose: allergies, a cold, seasonal congestion. But her nose was gushing constantly and...
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Weather Forecast: Cold Front Coming To Chicago Area
CHICAGO (CBS) — A cold front will cross the Chicago area Thursday morning bringing snow showers with it. Wednesday night will be mostly cloudy with a low of 26 degrees. CBS 2’s Mary Kay Kleist said...
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Temperatures Falling Fast After Chicago Area Cold Front
CHICAGO (CBS) — Skies have cleared behind a recent cold front, and temperatures are falling fast. CBS 2 Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist says cooling conditions will be ideal tonight with high pressure...
View ArticleCold Weather Coming For Sunday Bears Game
CHICAGO (CBS) — Fans will need to bundle up this Sunday as the Chicago Bears face the Los Angeles Rams at Soldier Field. By the time the game starts at 7:20 p.m., temperatures will dip to 26 degrees...
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Chicago Officials Respond To Life-Threatening Cold, Look Forward To...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Local government agencies met Wednesday’s deadly cold with a variety of responses from closing down to stepping up. The Cook County building closed, courts and all, due to extreme cold....
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No Cold-Related Deaths Reported In Chicago, Surrounding Areas
CHICAGO (CBS) — One of the most surprising statistics from the brutal cold snap is also one of the most heartening. According to a CBS check of Chicago, Cook County and the surrounding collar counties,...
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City Cracks Down On Landlords Who Leave Tenants Without Heat
CHICAGO (CBS) — Several buildings across Chicago were without heat during this week’s record cold snap, including high and low rent properties. Typically the city takes landlords who aren’t providing...
View ArticleCold Kills 31 In Cook County This Winter
CHICAGO (CBS)–This winter, 31 people in Cook County have died from cold-related causes. None of those deaths were reported in the deep freeze that gripped Chicago at the end of January, however. The...
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Chicago Weather: Man’s Cold Exposure Death Is Season’s First; Cold...
CHICAGO (CBS) — It’s early in the season, but the temperatures have been befitting of January lately – and already, a man has died from cold exposure. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said the...
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Chicago Weather: Windy But Warmer Temps On The Way, Snow Possible For This...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Temperatures are on the rise for the Thursday morning rush and becoming windy throughout the day. Winds will gust out of the south carrying low level moisture into our area as well as...
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Chicago Weather: The Cloudy Trend Continues
CHICAGO (CBS) — Our quiet and cloudy weather continues with no real change in the forecast. Tuesday was cloudy day number seven. The low for Tuesday night is in the upper 20s. (Credit: CBS 2) On a...
View ArticleChicago Weather: Warming Centers Staying Open Monday Amid Winter Storm
CHICAGO (CBS)– As the frigid cold lingers, there are places you can go to in Chicago right now to get warm. The Garfield and King community centers are currently open through 5 p.m. Monday. Various...
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Chicago Weather: Monday Brings Wind, Blast Of Cold Air
CHICAGO (CBS) — Rain will end with strong winds for the Chicago area on Monday, bringing a blast of cold air. As the rain ends Sunday night, low temperatures will reach 28 degrees. Monday will be windy...
View ArticleChicago Warming Centers Open Amid Bitter Cold Temperatures
CHICAGO (CBS)– The city is offering warming centers for anyone without heat during these bitter temperatures. The Garfield Center location on Kedzie is open 24-7. Space is limited due because of COVID...
View ArticleChicago Weather: Tips To Lower Your Gas Bills As Temperatures Drop
CHICAGO (CBS)– The bitter blast means many of us are trying to stay warm inside and that means higher gas bills. Mount Prospect resident Jose Botti went to Facebook to voice his frustration, saying,...
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