Field Museum, Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium closed through weekend due to winter storm
The closures come as snow is starting to fall in Chicago, and brutal cold and strong winds are moving in later in the day.
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The closures come as snow is starting to fall in Chicago, and brutal cold and strong winds are moving in later in the day.
JT Phillis said it's the coldest Christmastime he's experienced in 20 years.
Check back for flight cancellation updates as the storm progresses.
The suspect told employees that he was sent to check on a gas leak.
Most of the city and suburbs got 1 to 3 inches, while parts of northwest Indiana got 4 inches or more.
Back by popular demand this holiday season, a satirical sequel to "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."
It's dangerously cold.
An elderly woman has died following a residential fire in the South Chicago neighborhood Thursday night.
The biggest problem for the CTA was a switching problem at Midway, causing major delays for the Orange Line.
Salt spreaders have been clearing streets since Thursday morning.
Flames were seen shooting through the residential building in the 250 block of Lake Street just before 3:30 a.m.
Police say the suspect forcefully took property from a 39-year-old woman, in the 0-100 block of North Lorel Avenue.
Drivers were being very careful on Cicero Avenue near 111th Street. Most of the snow was plowed off the road, only to be blown back in by strong and frigid winds.
The man threw the dog onto a concrete alley - causing it's death, police said.
A significant winter storm hit Chicagoland on Thursday, followed by temperatures that fell below zero across the area in the nighttime hours.
