Worst Winter Ever? It Sure Seems Like It
http://media.chicago.cbslocal.com/CBSCHI_20140210183614673AA.mp4 CHICAGO (CBS) — It may feel like the worst winter ever, and it is certainly the harshest in decades. Is this really the worst winter on...
View ArticleCold Weather Prompts Increase In Calls To Chicago Anti-Cruelty Society
(CBS) — With the thermometer down, the calls to the Chicago Anti-Cruelty Society are up. It’s not really that people are bad and purposely want to hurt their pets by leaving them outside or keeping...
View ArticleBrutally Cold Winter Does Have Silver Lining
http://media.chicago.cbslocal.com/CBSCHI_20140227232445737AA.mp4 CHICAGO (CBS) — We’re still in the clutches of unseasonably cold temperatures. Lake Michigan remains more than half covered by ice....
View ArticleChiberia 2014: Making The Case For Worst. Winter. Ever
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — With the end of what experts call “meteorological winter,” this relentless, unforgiving season will be one of those that will remain in our collective memories for a long,...
View ArticleChicago Woman Dies Of Hypothermia, Cold Exposure At Home
(STMW) — A woman who died Thursday at her home in the West Side Austin neighborhood was at least the 23rd cold-related death of the season in Cook County, authorities said. Ernestine Felters, 64, died...
View ArticleDeep Freeze Hurt McDonald’s Sales Last Month
NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald’s is fighting to hold onto customers in the U.S. — and all that snow didn’t help. The world’s biggest hamburger chain said Monday that sales fell 1.4 percent in February at...
View ArticleNew Trier Warns Parents About Lake-Jump Dare Among Students
http://media.chicago.cbslocal.com/CBSCHI_20140512232231280AA.mp4 (CBS) — A new trend has teenagers from New Trier High School taking a dangerous plunge called the “cold water challenge,” with students...
View ArticleDon’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...
View ArticleChilly 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...
View ArticleChicagoland 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...
View ArticleEnterovirus 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...
View ArticleThousands 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...
View ArticleMetra 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...
View ArticleChicagoans 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....
View ArticleHeating 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...
View ArticleCold 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...
View ArticlePedway 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...
View ArticleDespite 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...
View ArticleThree 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...
View ArticlePotential 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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