Sunny, But Chilly, For The Day, Rest Of The Work Week
CHICAGO (CBS) — A high-pressure ridge is keeping the skies clear and sunny, but temperatures will remain nippy throughout the day and the rest of the work week. CBS 2 Meteorologist Megan Glaros says...
View ArticleChilly Afternoon, Freeze Possible Overnight
CHICAGO (CBS) — This Cubs Opening Day won’t be setting any records for cold, but it will require a jacket – and your plants will require protection overnight as a freeze threatens the area. CBS 2...
View ArticleChilly In The Afternoon, Another Freeze Warning Overnight
CHICAGO (CBS) — The heat wave in March might as well have been last summer, as temperatures apropos of winter made a return overnight. CBS 2 Meteorologist John Boyle reports in the early morning hours,...
View ArticleTemperatures To Drop Through Afternoon; Chilly Weekend On Tap
CHICAGO (CBS) — The already chilly temperatures will be falling through the afternoon as a cold front passes through, to the point where the mercury won’t even crack the 50-degree mark on Saturday. CBS...
View ArticleClouds To Roll In; Rain, Temperatures In Mid-40s Coming For Saturday
CHICAGO (CBS) — Cloud cover will supplant the largely sunny skies in the Chicago area later Friday, and on Saturday, you’d be best advised to close all the windows and drape yourself in a blanket for...
View ArticleTemperatures To Drop To 50s For Many In The Afternoon
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Memorial Day weekend with temperatures that would have felt hot even in July is a memory now, as the mercury drops to levels reminiscent of late March Wednesday afternoon. CBS 2...
View ArticleJust 3 Days After Heat Wave, Mercury May Not Crack 50
CHICAGO (CBS) — It was only this past Sunday – a mere four days ago – that the temperature hit 97 degrees, but it all feels like a few months ago now as Chicago sits shivering in slippers and...
View ArticleChilly This First Day Of June, But Temperature Rising Over The Weekend
CHICAGO (CBS) — It is the first day of June and the first day of meteorological summer, but it feels more like late fall as the temperature remains stuck in the 50s. CBS 2 Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist...
View ArticleExcuses To Be In A/C
By Dan Morgridge Good gravy. It is still so stupid hot. Even if it’s not triple digits, this is still gross. My shirt is holding onto every inch of my back. Walking is hard. Biking makes me feel and...
View ArticleChilly Conditions For Afternoon, 30s For Some Overnight
CHICAGO (CBS) — It’s still technically summer for a few more days, but temperatures on Tuesday are a far cry even from the conditions Chicago saw back in March around St. Patrick’s Day. You might have...
View ArticleSecond Cold Death Reported In Cook County
CHICAGO (STMW) — A homeless man found near a University of Illinois at Chicago student center is the second person in Cook County to die of cold exposure, according to the Cook County Medical...
View ArticleThird Cold-Related Death Reported In Cook County
CHICAGO (STMW) — A homeless man is the third person in Cook County to die of cold exposure since November, according to an autopsy conducted Saturday afternoon. Casimir Widarz died while lying on the...
View ArticleChicago Off To Cold Start To Spring
CHICAGO (CBS) — If you walked outside, you wouldn’t believe today is the first day of spring. But there it is, right on the calendar, March 20. Spring has sprung. Marissa Bailey was with mobile two...
View ArticleMan In Little Village Is Season’s First Cold Death
(STMW) — The death of a man Sunday in the Little Village neighborhood is the first confirmed cold-related fatality of the winter season in Cook County, an autopsy Monday showed. Daniel Badillo, 50, was...
View ArticlePart Of Chicago School Was Without Heat For Two Days, Parent Complains
(CBS) – A Chicago father says his son and daughter’s school did not have heat for two days – worse, school officials did not alert him. CBS 2’s Chris Martinez reports. “It was just cold,” 10-year-old...
View ArticleSnow, Ice Making Chicago Side Streets Treacherous
CHICAGO (CBS) — The cold is making it tough for drivers trying to navigate the roadways. The crunch of snow and now ice on Chicago’s side streets means slow going. “It is slippery, but I got it ok,”...
View ArticleCold Claims Another Life As City Workers Take Census Of Homeless
http://media.chicago.cbslocal.com/CBSCHI_20140122231248703AA.mp4 CHICAGO (CBS) — A man believed to in his 60s and homeless was found frozen to death Wednesday night in the alley behind the 3200 block...
View ArticleMetra Warning About Weather Delays On Monday
http://media.chicago.cbslocal.com/CBSCHI_20140124232222647AA.mp4 CHICAGO (CBS) — Metra is warning about possible delays for Monday’s commute, when wind chills may dive to 40 below. In a service alert...
View ArticleNatural Gas Usage, Bills Spike During Cold Snap
http://media.chicago.cbslocal.com/CBSCHI_20140127183810627AA.mp4 (CBS) — Another downside of the bitter blast to hit the Chicago area: huge heating bills. CBS 2’s Jim Williams reports. Rajiv...
View ArticleBitter Cold Has Chilling Effect On Some Businesses
http://media.chicago.cbslocal.com/CBSCHI_20140127193245610AA.mp4 (CBS) – The wretched cold weather is taking a toll on local businesses. CBS 2’s Dana Kozlov reports. There’s a lull at Andy’s Frozen...
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